Four Declarants Penalized, Three Cases Sent to Police by Ukraine's Anti-Corruption Watchdog

Violations Found Among Declaration Filers

According to НАЗК: Ukraine's National Agency on Corruption Prevention (NAZK) has carried out a completeness check on 2024 declarations, examining whether filers provided all required information. The check uncovered several rule violations, with courts subsequently finding four individuals guilty of submitting false details in their forms and imposing administrative fines. These enforcement actions underline the agency's determination to hold public officials accountable for accurate reporting.

Among those held accountable:

• An assistant forester at the state enterprise Forests of Ukraine, who declared inaccurate information valued at more than UAH 1.3 million.
• A member of a military medical commission, who submitted false details totaling approximately UAH 1.9 million.
• Two city councilors from Rozhyshche and Svitlovodsk, respectively, found guilty of providing false data worth UAH 948,000 and over UAH 1.04 million.

Three Findings Forwarded to National Police

NAZK has also sent three substantiated referrals to the National Police. One referral concerns a juror from the Khmelnytskyi City District Court, who filed inaccurate data worth more than UAH 948,000 - a possible administrative violation. Another relates to a deputy of the Dubrivka Village Council, whose false declarations for 2024 and 2025 were valued at over UAH 39.67 million and UAH 39.19 million, respectively, and carry indications of criminal wrongdoing.

Verification of declaration completeness may take up to 40 working days. During this process, NAZK compares the submitted data with information from state registers, foreign databases, court decisions, and responses from government agencies and other sources.

These violations demonstrate the pressing need for stricter checks on how officials fill out their declarations, since inaccurate information can open the door to abuse and corruption schemes.

- National Agency on Corruption Prevention

NAZK is pressing ahead with efforts to identify dishonest filers - a key element of Ukraine's broader anti-corruption agenda. These checks, along with their outcomes, serve as a reminder to everyone in public office that failure to comply with anti-corruption requirements carries real consequences.

These recent penalties highlight the ongoing efforts of Ukraine's anti-corruption authorities to enforce transparency among public officials. To understand the broader implications of these findings, including the staggering amount of over 366 million UAH in violations identified in previous investigations, readers can explore more about the agency's extensive work in this area by visiting the uncovered violations by the anti-corruption agency.