Odesa Court Arrests Village Council Head on Corruption Allegations

The Kyiv District Court of Odesa ruled to arrest Natalia Krupytsia, head of the Fontansky village council, and granted her bail in the amount of UAH 9 million 84 thousand.

This was reported by public activist Serhiy Kolodyazhny.

On February 3, Natalia Krupytsia was re-suspected Natalia Krupytsia was suspected in a case related to the bank protection in the village of Kryzhanivka. The investigation began in 2013, when she was the head of the Kryzhanivka village council.

Then, after the construction of a protective buna under her leadership, sea currents changed, and massive amounts of algae began to accumulate on the beaches of Kryzhanivka and the northern part of Odesa. This led to suspicions of misappropriation of more than UAH 2.7 million, which Krupytsia and the head of the contractor organization were accused of.

However, in October 2023, the Prymorskyi Court of Odesa declared the evidence invalid and the defendants innocent.

Meanwhile, Oleh Bilous, the head of the Oknya village council in Odesa region, who was detained two months ago on suspicion of taking a bribe, has returned to his duties.

Recently, the prosecutor's office submitted to court the case against the mayor of Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi , Vitaliy Hryzhdan. He is accused of organizing extortion of property with threats of violence, which was carried out by a group of people by prior conspiracy.

In December last year, the Kyiv District Court of Odesa granted the investigator's motion and extended the term of the preventive measure in the form of detention and removal from office for Mayor Vitaliy Hryzhdan. The mayor was detained in July 2024.

In addition, officials who embezzled money to restore houses destroyed by shelling in Serhiivka will be tried in Odesa region.

Ірина Глухова