Court seizes land of Medvedchuk's wife worth almost 17.5 million

That’s according to the press service of the Security Service of Ukraine statement on Telegram, Ukrinform reports. 

"Based on the materials of the Security Service, the court seized two more land plots with real estate that were illegally owned by Oksana Marchenko. The total value of the seized property is almost UAH 17.5 million. These areas are located in one of the prestigious tourist areas of the Lviv region. Medvedchuk's wife organized the illegal construction of a hotel complex there," the statement said.

As Prosecutor's Office informed, Marchenko received the land plots as a result of an illegal real estate transaction. The former head of the district department of land resources was involved in the illegal activity. During 2004-2010, he put false information in the reporting documentation for the issuance of state acts of land ownership in favor of Marchenko.

The Lviv Regional Prosecutor's Office posted on Telegram that prosecutors of the Stryi District Prosecutor's Office had completed a pre-trial investigation and sent an indictment to the court against the former head of one of the district departments of land resources in the Lviv region on the facts of abuse of office and forgery.

The investigation established that the official issued and signed forged documents based on which state acts of ownership for five land plots were illegally issued. The land plots are located in the Slavske united territorial community (Lviv region).

Later, the ownership of these land plots was acquired by a company whose ultimate beneficiary is the wife of the leader of the banned Ukraine party "Opposition Platform — For Life". The National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine included Marchenko in the sanctions list.

Thus, five land plots were illegally removed from state ownership. Last year, the court seized three land plots.

This year, at the request of the prosecutor, two more plots worth UAH 17.5 million were seized.

According to the press service, the official has already been notified of suspicion under two articles of the Criminal Code of Ukraine: Part 2 of Article 364 (abuse of authority or official position); Part 2 of Article 366 (forgery). The case files were sent to court.

As reported, in August last year, the SBU initiated the seizure of three land plots illegally owned by Marchenko in the Lviv region. The ongoing investigation is to establish all the circumstances of the crime and bring the perpetrators to justice.