Pavlo Kyrylenko at VACS: AMCU head does not remember details regarding wife's relatives' property

AMCU head's answers to prosecutor's questions

During the court proceedings at the High Anti-Corruption Court (VACS), the head of the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine, Pavlo Kyrylenko, answered the prosecutor's questions concerning the property assets belonging to his wife's relatives. In most cases, the defendant could not provide clear explanations regarding the house, parking spaces, and vehicles.

Kyrylenko stated that he was not aware of his relatives' intentions to purchase housing and does not remember exactly when he learned about this transaction. He also noted that he had not been interested in how long his wife and children had lived in this residence.

Separately, the prosecutor asked about a BMW car registered to the relatives. Kyrylenko explained that he had used it only occasionally. In response to the question of why his wife had asked for permission to take the car in correspondence, he mentioned the attention journalists were paying to his family.

Content of the indictment

Pavlo Kyrylenko is charged with illegal enrichment and providing false information in declarations. According to the investigation, he failed to declare 20 real estate objects and a BMW X3 car that were registered in the names of his wife's parents and grandmother.

According to data from the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) and the Specialised Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAP), the difference between the value of the property acquired by the Kyrylenko family and their official income and savings amounts to UAH 72.1 million. The indictment concerns these specific assets and the information provided in the declarations.