Omelyan notified of suspicion of illegal enrichment, failure to declare income

10:33, 13.09.2018 1 min read

Detectives of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU), under the procedural control of prosecutors of the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAPO), have notified Ukrainian Infrastructure Minister Volodymyr Omelyan of the suspicion of illegal enrichment and failure to declare income, the NABU's press service said on Thursday, September 13.

The minister was informed of the suspicion of committing criminal offenses envisaged by Part 3 of Article 368-2 and Article 366-1 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.

"According to the investigation, this official, who has been in the civil service since 2000, received UAH 2.17 million as official income during the period from January 1, 2000 to April 26, 2018, while his expenses amounted to at least UAH 3.45 million only in the period from 2008 to April 26, 2015," the NABU said.