The High Anti-Corruption Court (HAC) decided to remove the electronic monitoring device from People's Deputy Mykola Tyshchenko. This change allows the politician to move freely within the territory of Kyiv and the Kyiv region without wearing the bracelet.
Defence arguments and court decision
Tyshchenko's lawyers filed a motion to cancel electronic monitoring, emphasising that this measure causes their client "moral and physical suffering". The lawyers also noted that the ban on leaving the city limits hinders the MP from fulfilling his work duties and raising a child who lives in another settlement.
In court, the defence stated:
«Застосування електронного засобу контролю завдає моральних та фізичних страждань. Заборона залишати межі міста позбавляє його можливості здійснювати необхідні робочі поїздки, що негативно впливає на професійну діяльність, а також порушує його право на виховання дитини, яка перебуває в іншому населеному пункті» (The application of an electronic monitoring device causes moral and physical suffering. The ban on leaving the city limits deprives him of the opportunity to make necessary business trips, which negatively affects his professional activity, and also violates his right to raise a child who lives in another settlement).
The HAC judge granted the lawyers' request, justifying the decision with the "constant exemplary procedural conduct of the individual".
Context of the criminal proceedings
Mykola Tyshchenko is suspected of demanding one million dollars for "resolving issues" related to the work of call centres. In addition, there are other suspicions regarding his activities.
Specifically, this concerns the possible siphoning of funds collected for the purchase of vehicles for the Armed Forces of Ukraine through the "Road to Peace" charity foundation. According to published information, out of 100,000 dollars collected for the purpose, 60,000 were planned to be spent on four cars, while the remaining 40,000 was to be siphoned off, with receipts submitted for the full amount. Fundraising was conducted, among other things, during charity dinners abroad.
The material also quotes Alla Baranovska, Tyshchenko's ex-wife, with whom he allegedly divorced fictitiously:
«4 машини помєщаются ідеально в 60 тис. дол» (4 cars fit perfectly into 60 thousand dollars).
The politician is also suspected of laundering 12.6 million hryvnias, which, according to case data, he received as a gift from his wife.
Conditions of the preventive measure
In July, the HAC selected a preventive measure in the form of bail in the amount of 10 million hryvnias for Tyshchenko. The deputy himself contributed 650,000 hryvnias, while the rest of the funds were provided by a no-revenue firm and former head of a state enterprise Konstantyn Burkovskyi.
Comments
No comments yet. Be the first!