Sentences handed down in case involving embezzlement of UAH 251 million during procurement of body armor, - SAPO
A verdict has been handed down against the former CEO of the state-owned enterprise "Ukrpatent," the acting State Secretary of the Ministry of Economy of Ukraine, and the chairman of the board of a charitable organization, who was caught in 2022 embezzling 251 million hryvnias allocated for the purchase of body armor for the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
This was reported by the SAP press service, according to Censor.NET.
What is known?
The prosecutor's office noted that not a single bulletproof vest was ever delivered.
Verdict
The former director general of the state enterprise "Ukrpatent" was sentenced to 10 years in prison, with a three-year ban on holding positions related to the exercise of state or local government functions, and the confiscation of all his property.
We're talking about Denis Kudin.
At the same time, the former acting State Secretary of the Ministry of Economy of Ukraine was sentenced to 7 years in prison, with a 3-year ban on holding positions related to the exercise of state or local government functions, and the confiscation of half of his property.
According to media reports, the person in question is Olesya Savchuk.
The former chairman of the board of of a charitable organization was sentenced to 8 years in prison, with a 3-year ban on holding positions involving organizational, managerial, administrative, or economic functions at enterprises, institutions, and organizations—regardless of ownership structure—and with the confiscation of all his property.
We are referring to Andriy Chorny, the former chairman of the board of the charity organization "Breath of Mercy."
The court also partially granted the state-owned enterprise’s civil claim and ordered the former CEO of the state-owned enterprise and the acting State Secretary of the Ministry of Economy of Ukraine to pay, jointly and severally, more than 296 million hryvnias in compensation for property damage.
