Today, December 21, NABU detectives reported suspicion of a person who received an illegal benefit for ensuring the provision of interest-free refundable financial assistance in the amount of 7 million hryvnias from the state company in favor of the Zhytomyr Armored Tank Plant.
This was reported in the press service of the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office. According to the media, this is the son of the former First Deputy Secretary of the Council of National Security and Defense of Ukraine Oleg Hladkovsky — Igor.
It is reported that the following was established during the pre-trial investigation of the criminal proceedings regarding tax evasion in the amount of almost 50 million hryvnias for the supply of components for military equipment.
"In 2015, two people who actually managed the company Optimumspetsdetal developed a criminal scheme for the supply of components for military equipment to the state-owned enterprises of the State Concern Ukroboronprom with the avoidance of paying taxes on such operations," the message states.
SAP reports that a person whose close relative held a position at the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine and Interdepartmental Commission on Defense-Industrial Complex Issues.
"In 2016, the organizers of the scheme appealed to the involved person to influence the adoption by the General Director of the State Company for Export and Import of Military and Special Purpose Products and Services "Ukrspetsexport" on the provision of interest-free repayable financial assistance in the amount of 7 million hryvnias from the State Company for benefit of the Zhytomyr Armored Plant Plant, which would use these funds to pay its financial obligations to the Optimumspetsdetal company in contracts for the supply of goods," the message says.
The SAP indicated that "as a result of the implementation of these agreements, which were influenced by relatives, the funds were first transferred to the accounts of State Enterprise "Zhbtz" and then to the accounts of LLC "Optimumspetsdetal" in the amount of 7 hryvnias."
"After the legalization of the received funds, the person received an illegal benefit for his "services" equivalent to 950 hryvnia," the message states.
It is noted that for today's actions, the persons are qualified for the crime specified in part 2 of Article 369-2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine, i.e. obtaining an illegal benefit for oneself for influencing the decision-making by a person authorized to perform the functions of the state or local self-government, — the general director of the State Company for Export and Import of Military and Special Purpose Products and Services "Ukrspetsexport".
"We note that this episode is allocated to a separate production. The pre-trial investigation is ongoing," the SAP added.
