Mayor of Pervomaisk 'forgot' to declare 5 million

Law enforcement agencies have served a notice of suspicion to Pervomaisk Mayor Oleh Demchenko. He is suspected of declaring false information - entering false information in his property declaration.

This was reported by the Mykolaiv Regional Prosecutor's Office.

According to the investigation, the official intentionally entered false information in his annual declaration for 2023. In the document, he did not reflect a number of his wife's key assets, including real estate, monetary assets and financial liabilities.

Law enforcement agencies continue the pre-trial investigation. The sanction of Article 366-2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine provides for a sentence of up to 2 years in prison.

PHOTO: Prosecutor's Office of Ukraine.

This case was not the only precedent for notifying mayors of suspicion in Mykolaiv region.

Recently, on August 19, the mayor of Bashtanka , Oleksandr Berehovoi, was served with a notice of suspicion . He is accused of embezzling 1.2 million hryvnias that were allocated for the purchase of clothing for military personnel. If found guilty, Beregovoy faces a harsher sentence of 7 to 12 years in prison.

On September 4, Beregovoy, the previously detained mayor of Bashtanka, was imposed a pre-trial restraint of detention with the possibility of bail in the amount of UAH 1.1 million. A few days later, the mayor's wife paid the required bail and the mayor was released from the pre-trial detention center. The process of choosing a preventive measure was accompanied by a number of events.

On August 25, the court session did not take place because the judges recused themselves. On August 28, the mayor reported a deterioration in his health, which required an ambulance to be called to the court. As a result, the hearing was postponed again.

As a reminder, the mayor of Bashtanka declared a significant amount of real estate, cars, and monetary assets. His wife owns a business and received substantial income from business activities. According to the document, the official owns two residential buildings: a 65.1-m² house purchased in 2010 for UAH 299,776 and a 49.5-m² house purchased in 2008 for UAH 171,700. He also declared two non-residential premises with a total area of 389.3 m².

Катерина Глушко