HACCU commutes sentence to Odesa region MP for bribery

The HACCU Appeals Chamber reviewed the sentence to the deputy of the Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi District Council and commuted the sentence. Instead of 5 years in prison, the court sentenced him to 4 years, partially changing the qualification of the case.

This was reported by the press service of the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office.

The HACC Appeals Chamber reviewed the sentence of Anatolii Khmilkivskyi, a deputy of the Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi District Council in Odesa Oblast, and commuted his sentence to four years in prison instead of five. At the same time, the court partially changed the legal qualification of his actions.

According to the case file, in April 2024, the deputy was caught inciting the transfer of $450,000 in undue advantage to officials of a village council. In exchange for this money, he promised to assist in the allocation of land for construction.

Earlier, by the verdict of the HACC of August 12, 2025, he was found guilty under a number of articles of the Criminal Code and sentenced to 5 years in prison with confiscation of all property.

Having considered the defense's appeal, the court partially upheld it: the actions of the accused were reclassified under Part 2 of Article 369-2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine and the final sentence was set at 4 years in prison. The rest of the sentence was upheld.

After the decision was announced, the MP was taken into custody right in the courtroom. The ruling came into force immediately, but can be appealed to the Supreme Court within three months.

As Intent wrote, last year, the Appeals Chamber of the High Anti-Corruption Court scheduled proceedings on the appeal of Anatoliy Khmilkivsky, a deputy of the Odesa District Council, against the verdict of the High Anti-Corruption Court, which sentenced him to five years in prison with confiscation of property.

At the trial, the deputy pleaded not guilty, claiming that he had provided consulting services for the registration of a land plot and estimated them at USD 50,000, and had received an advance payment. He explained that the conversations recorded during covert investigative actions concerned only official expenses, such as the development of a land management project, expert examinations, geodesy, and annual rent.

Анна Бальчінос