Almost 900,000 UAH earmarked for housing for internally displaced persons was spent on unrealised project: official from Luhansk region’s Ministry of Internal Affairs is to stand trial. PHOTO
An official from one of the municipal military administrations in the Luhansk region is to stand trial over nearly 900,000 hryvnias of public funds spent on a project to renovate a facility for internally displaced persons. According to the investigation, the money was transferred to the contractor despite the lack of the necessary approvals, and the project itself was never carried out.
As reported by Censor.NET, this information was provided by the Main Directorate of the Security Service of Ukraine in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions. The investigation was conducted jointly with the National Police.
The money was transferred, but the project was never carried out
According to the investigation, in 2023, the head of one of the MBA’s departments entered into contracts for the development of project documentation concerning the reconstruction of housing and communal services facilities and social infrastructure in the Sieversk-Donetsk community. One of the facilities was intended to be used as temporary accommodation for internally displaced persons.
The investigation alleges that the official acted without the necessary approvals from the asset holders, failed to carry out the public procurement procedures required by law, and did not justify the need for the works.
Despite this, the documents were signed and the budget funds were transferred to the contractor. Ultimately, the project was not carried out.
According to updated figures from the prosecutor’s office, the local authority suffered losses of almost 900,000 UAH.
Faces up to 12 years’ imprisonment
The indictment has already been submitted to the court. The official is charged with embezzlement of another person’s property through abuse of office on an especially large scale under martial law – Part 5 of Article 191 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
If found guilty, he faces between 7 and 12 years’ imprisonment, along with a ban on holding certain positions or engaging in certain activities for up to three years, and the confiscation of his property.
