Former Odesa Regional Administration official "forgot" to declare 4 million in assets

Former Deputy Head of the Odesa Regional Administration Roman Hryhorishyn has found himself at the centre of a corruption scandal. The National Agency on Corruption Prevention (NACP) discovered that the former official failed to include property and assets worth 4.2 million hryvnia in his declaration.

Specifically, the documents were missing:

• $60,000 and 540,000 hryvnia in cash, allegedly belonging to his wife.
• His wife's business – the company "Committee of Beauty".
• A land plot owned by his wife valued at 251,000 hryvnia.
• A debt of 4.26 million hryvnia to the company "Aitox UA".

"Did not know" about wife's property

In his defence, Hryhorishyn stated that he was not aware of his wife's land plot. Regarding the large sum of cash, he explained its origin by claiming that his wife's parents gave the money as a wedding gift. However, the family's official income does not support such a possibility.

The NACP is currently analysing the collected materials, and if guilt is proven, the former official may face administrative or criminal liability.