A current member of the Uzhhorod City Council has been officially charged with intentionally submitting false information on his mandatory electronic asset declaration. According to law enforcement, the official failed to declare properties and financial assets worth nearly 78 million UAH (approximately $1.9 million). The Uzhhorod District Prosecutor’s Office announced the charges under Part 2 of Article 366-2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
The investigation revealed that the deputy did not disclose his use of a major hotel and restaurant complex located on the outskirts of Uzhhorod, which has been operational for about 20 years. The undeclared property includes:
A hotel spanning over 1,074 square meters;
A bathhouse and a dining block with a swimming pool;
A cafe-bar and other auxiliary facilities.
The total market value of this real estate complex alone is estimated at nearly 50 million UAH.
A separate focus of the investigation involves the family’s cash holdings. The deputy and his wife declared over 108 million UAH in cash equivalents. However, an analysis of their officially confirmed financial records showed that their legitimate income allowed them to accumulate just over 78.1 million UAH. This leaves an unexplained gap of more than 28.3 million UAH between their declared cash and verifiable income.
«The violations were uncovered following a comprehensive audit of the official’s asset declaration conducted by the National Agency on Corruption Prevention (NACP), alongside subsequent monitoring by state prosecutors,» the agency’s statement read.
The politician is currently facing charges of illicit asset concealment and filing false declarations. Prosecutors are preparing a motion to request a 24-hour house arrest as a precautionary measure during the pretrial investigation.
In accordance with Article 62 of the Constitution of Ukraine, a person is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.