Journalists asked the Special Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office when the case involving former Deputy Prosecutor General Verbytskyi will be referred to court
Back in May 2024, an investigation by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and the “Schemes” program uncovered undeclared assets and questionable real estate purchases by Ukraine’s Deputy Prosecutor General Dmytro Verbytskyi. Amid the scandal, in June 2024, Verbytskyi was dismissed from his position as Deputy Prosecutor General, and the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) launched a pre-trial investigation into possible illicit enrichment.
There is currently no information regarding the referral of the case to court. Therefore, the editorial staff of UA.News sent a request for information to find out what stage this high-profile case is at.
The editorial team requested that the SAP provide information regarding the progress of the investigation in criminal proceeding No. 52024000000000231 dated May 13, 2024, based on the grounds of a criminal offense under Article 368-5 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. Specifically, the following questions are of interest:
Have any individuals involved in the case been notified of the suspicion against them?
Has an indictment been drawn up?
Has the case been referred to court?
As a reminder, the UA.News editorial team previously submitted a request to Judge Oleksandr Govorun of the Sixth Administrative Court of Appeal, who is tasked with reviewing the Kyiv District Administrative Court’s decision to dismiss the lawsuit.
The UA.News editorial team also contacted the Kyiv District Administrative Court in an effort to determine in which court and at what stage of proceedings Verbytsky’s lawsuit against the National Agency for Corruption Prevention (NAZK) is currently being heard.
Meanwhile, former Deputy Prosecutor General Dmytro Verbytskyi continues his series of articles claiming that everyone around him allegedly misreads documents, cannot do math, and is unjustifiably curious about the origins of his luxury real estate and assets worth millions.
This is not Verbitsky’s first attempt to convince readers that his assets worth millions can be easily explained, and that the allegations made by anti-corruption agencies are the result of someone’s conspiracy. UA.NEWS analyzed the previous installment of this media series in the article “I Was Set Up”: Dmytro Verbytskyi Wrote a New Blog Post About His Millions.
In fact, on May 7, 2024, an investigation by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and the program “Schemes” revealed undeclared assets and questionable real estate purchases by Ukraine’s Deputy Prosecutor General Dmytro Verbytskyi. The disclosed facts sparked widespread public outcry and set off a chain of events that culminated in the high-ranking official’s dismissal and the opening of a criminal investigation. Amid the scandal, in June 2024, Verbytsky was dismissed from his position as Deputy Prosecutor General.
Currently, NABU and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) are continuing their pre-trial investigation into former Deputy Prosecutor General Dmytro Verbytskyi, who was dismissed amid the scandal.Meanwhile, the National Agency for Corruption Prevention (NAZK) has exposed Verbytsky’s attempt to conceal his ownership of luxury properties by filing for divorce.
