Land corruption in Kyiv: bail set for key figures in NABU special operation
This was confirmed by Olesia Chemerys, press secretary for the High Anti-Corruption Court, in a comment to Ukrinform.
"Bail has been posted for the figures in the Clean City operation. For the Kyiv City Council deputy, a bail of 50 million UAH was paid, for the deputy and head of the land commission of the Kyiv City Council, nearly 20 million UAH, for the deputy mayor, 15 million UAH, for the deputy director of the municipal company Kyivblagoustriy, 7 million UAH, and for the first deputy director of the Special Housing Fund, 4.5 million UAH," Chemerys stated.
In early February, during the Clean City operation, NABU officials announced suspicions against high-ranking Kyiv officials, including: Petro Olenych, Deputy Head of Kyiv City State Administration, Mykhailo Terentiev, Chairman of the Kyiv City Council Land Commission, Olena Marchenko, Member of the Land Commission, Denys Komarnytskyi, former Kyiv City Council deputy, who is considered the organizer of the illegal activities.
Seven people in total were detained during the operation.
The law enforcement believe that the criminal organization, operating throughout 2023-2024, unlawfully diverted land from Kyiv’s territorial community, including land plots in the city center, valued at 11.6 million UAH. Additionally, they managed to prevent the seizure of six more plots worth 83.7 million UAH.
On February 10, Semen Kryvonos, director of NABU, stated that Denys Komarnytskyi is evading the investigation within Ukraine.
The Security Service of Ukraine (SSU), National Police, and State Border Guard Service are involved in the search for him.
According to sources close to Ukrinform, Komarnytskyi managed to cross the border and is currently in Austria. NABU is planning to announce him in international wanted status.
Earlier, Kyiv City Council Secretary called on Kyiv's Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko to suspend him from his position during the pretrial investigation.
The case continues to unfold, with ongoing investigations into the scope of land corruption in Kyiv's government.
