Oleh Muratov's Corruption Case Continues Amid Ongoing Investigations.

The HACCU Appeals Chamber refused to close the case of Oleh Muratov, former deputy head of the Odesa Regional Military District Administration, and Andriy Notevsky, head of the procurement monitoring department. They are accused of abuse in the procurement of food worth UAH 9.2 million.

According to Slovo and Dilo, the court considered the petition, but left the case pending, and the ruling came into force immediately after it was announced. This decision is not subject to appeal.

The investigation found that in 2022 Muratov and Notevsky organized the purchase of food for the needs of the population during the war at inflated prices, which caused significant losses to the state.

In addition, Muratov came to the attention of law enforcement due to corruption. He was detained while handing over part of a $35,000 bribe to his driver in the Odesa Regional Military Administration building. During the searches, more than 45 thousand dollars, 21 thousand euros, gold bars and valuable coins were found on his person.

He was charged under several articles of the Criminal Code, including fraud on a large scale and attempted bribery of an official.

Earlier, the Fifth Administrative Court of Appeal denied Muratov the right to sit on a panel of judges.

Also, the former deputy head of the Odesa Regional Administrative Court, who was dismissed on suspicion of corruption , appealed to the Court of Appeal against the decision of the District Administrative Court, which refused to reinstate him in his position.

In early January, the then head of the Odesa Regional Military District Administration, Maksym Marchenko, dismissed his deputy, Oleh Muratov, who was suspected of taking a bribe.

On the evening of January 9, the Primorskyi Court of Odesa granted the prosecutor's request and suspended Oleh Muratov, the deputy head of the Odesa Regional Military Administration, from his duties.

On the morning of January 9, it became known that Oleh Muratov was released from the pre-trial detention center on bail of UAH 3 million 220,800.

Ірина Глухова