Goncharenko Demands That the NACP Conduct a Thorough Investigation into the Assets of Former Deputy Prosecutor General Verbytsky
The actions and financial status of former Deputy Prosecutor General Dmytro Verbytskyi warrant a thorough investigation by anti-corruption authorities. This opinion was expressed by Oleksiy Goncharenko, a member of parliament and chairman of the Verkhovna Rada’s Temporary Investigative Commission, in an interview with UA.News.
“I believe that top officials must file asset declarations, and it is the NACP’s job to monitor them. Then the anti-corruption agencies step in to address any violations. Parliament should not interfere in this system, because we are not law enforcement. But at the same time, we must respond when the situation is inappropriate.
A few years ago, I personally raised the issue regarding Verbytskyi—specifically, all his luxury cars and his assets. I appealed to both NABU and the NACP, demanding that they conduct a proper and thorough investigation into his actions. And Verbytsky must be held accountable for all of this under the law,” Goncharenko told us.
As a reminder, the NACP has already completed a full audit of Verbytskyi’s 2023 asset declaration. As reported by UA.NEWS, the agency identified inaccurate information amounting to 2,379,310 UAH and signs of illicit enrichment totaling 30,266,502 UAH. The audit materials were forwarded to NABU.
Meanwhile, Verbytsky did not forget to declare his own burial plot at a cemetery in Odesa, even as NABU was searching for his 30 million UAH.
Furthermore, on February 25, 2026, the Kyiv District Administrative Court dismissed Verbytskyi’s lawsuit against the National Agency for Corruption Prevention (NAZK). The former prosecutor filed an appeal, but the mere filing of the appeal does not overturn the lower court’s decision nor does it render the agency’s findings “invalid.”
UA.NEWS previously published the results of an independent appraisal of the value of a business center in Odesa linked to the Verbytsky family. According to that appraisal, the property’s value could have been higher than what was stated in the documents. Apparently, independent experts are not always convincing—only when their conclusions please the author of the column.
But for now, instead of facing trial, the controversial former official is calmly sipping coffee and building his political career, lamenting to the cameras of investigative journalists: “I don’t live a lavish life, but I don’t live poorly either.”
