NABU confirms Odesa Mayor Trukhanov notified of criminal charges

22:16, 13.02.2018 1 min read

Agents of the National Anti-corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU), under the procedural supervision of the Specialized Anti-corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAPO), notified Odesa Mayor Hennadiy Trukhanov on Tuesday, February 13, about suspicion of committing a criminal offense under Part 5 of Article 191 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (embezzlement of property on a large-scale basis by abuse of office).

"The notification of suspicion was done on instructions from SAPO chief Nazar Kholodnytsky, who signed the procedural document," the NABU press service said on Tuesday evening.

The NABU also confirmed that three other officials from the mayor's office had been informed of suspicion: the deputy mayor, the director of the municipal property department and the chairman of the permanent commission on municipal property of Odesa City Council.