Odesa court fines man for selling humanitarian car

The Prymorskyi District Court of Odesa approved an agreement between the prosecutor and a man who sold a Volkswagen T-Roc VIN car that had been imported to Ukraine as humanitarian aid for the needs of the Legion of Honor NGO.

As noted in the court' s verdict, the man sold the car for $15,000, which was equal to UAH 609,600 as of July 2, 2024.

Under an agreement with the prosecutor, the man was sentenced to a fine of UAH 309.9 thousand. The sale of humanitarian aid items for profit, committed in a significant amount, by the previous group of persons during martial law, is qualified on the grounds of a criminal offense under Part 3 of Article 201-2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine ("Illegal use of humanitarian aid, charitable donations or free assistance for profit"). The fact is that the man conspired with the head of the NGO Legion of Honor and another accomplice.

Under this article, the man faced three to five years in prison, but the court took into account the agreement and he got off with a fine.

During the hearing, the defendant stated that he repented of his actions, was ready to take responsibility and assist in the investigation of other cases. He also transferred the amount of bail - over UAH 60 thousand - to the needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Earlier, the Chornomorsk City Court of Odesa Region approved a plea agreement on kidnapping with the misappropriation of authority between the prosecutor and a member of a public organization who, together with his accomplices, posed as a military TCC. The man was a member of the NGO "Ukraine is a Mother". He and his two accomplices, also members of this organization, armed themselves with traumatic weapons and airsoft guns, got into a minibus and on January 12, 2025, attacked a man riding a bicycle on the road near the city of Chornomorsk.

Кирило Бойко