An official at a Kyiv university overpaid 600,000 hryvnias for a projector for the theater
An official at the I.K. Karpenko-Karyi has been notified of suspicion of official negligence resulting in serious consequences (Part 2 of Article 367 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine). The official, who was responsible for organizing and conducting public procurement, failed to properly monitor market prices before announcing the tender.
Due to the lack of market analysis, an artificially inflated estimated cost was set for the purchase of a set of projection equipment for the training theater’s stage. As a result, only one supplier participated in the bidding process, with whom the university entered into a contract for a total amount of 1.5 million hryvnias.
Experts engaged by law enforcement conducted an investigation and determined that the actual cost of the purchased equipment was significantly lower than the contract amount. According to the findings of the forensic examination, the state university unjustifiably overpaid more than 600,000 UAH for the equipment. A pre-trial investigation is currently underway to establish all the circumstances of the offense.
Source: Kyiv City Prosecutor’s Office.
Earlier, Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko commented on the case involving allegations against Andriy Bilous, the former director of the Molodyi Theater and a professor at the Ivan Karpenko-Karyi Kyiv National University. The allegations involve abuse of power, sexual harassment, and violence against female students at the university.
On October 22, the Pechersky District Court of Kyiv imposed a pretrial detention measure on Andriy Bilous, the former director of the Molodyi Theater, who is accused of years of sexual harassment of female students and theater employees. The court ruled that Bilous be held in custody.
