Former Deputy Head of the Presidential Office Andriy Smirnov, who had previously been suspected of receiving illegal benefit and legalization of illegally acquired funds, was taken into custody by the decision of the Supreme Anti -Corruption Court of Ukraine (CVS) with an alternative to bail, reported In the Telegram-channel of the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAP) on Monday.
“On May 05, 2025, the investigating judge of VAKS supported the position of the SAP prosecutor and changed the measure of restraint of the former Deputy Head of the Presidential Office of Ukraine, suspected of accepting an unlawful benefit of $ 100,000 and the legalization of the material obtained by crime (Art. Ukraine).
Corruption Center (CPD) reports that the extent is suspected of “illegal enrichment of UAH 15.7 million, the legalization of illegally acquired funds and the acceptance of the proposal of illegal benefits in the form of work on construction per 100 thousand dollars”.
According to the investigation, Smirnov acquired real estate and movable property in the amount of more than UAH 17 million, which by UAH 15.7 million exceeds its legal income. In addition, in 2019-2021, Vie illegally acquired funds, which he decided to legalize through the construction of private homes with a total area of more than 300 square meters in Odessa region. To mask such actions, he addressed the beneficiary of the company, which owned the land on the seashore, and transferred almost UAH 6.5 million for the construction of objects.
As reported, Smirnov held the position of Deputy Head of the Presidential Office of Ukraine in 2019-2024.
On April 16, the Specialized Anti -Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAP) and the National Anti -Corruption Bureau (NABU) informed him a new suspicion of obtaining an undue benefit of $ 100,000 and the legalization of illegally acquired funds. The SAP found out that Smirnov addressed the beneficiary of the company, which owned the land on the seashore, and transferred almost UAH 6.5 million for the construction of objects. “Despite the fact that in fact the objects were used by a high -ranking official, the ownership of them was issued to the company, and after notification to him the suspicion was re -registered on the trustee,” – the message said.
In addition, according to the information of the prosecutor’s office, the SAP and NABU found that in 2022 the owner of the construction company was asked to assist the adoption by the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine a decision to cancel the results of the tender in which another company was won and to win its company. “For this he promised a high -ranking official to provide services and work to build one of the houses on the coast for a total amount of $ 100,000.
Thus, as noted by the SAP, today the former Deputy Head of the Presidential Office of Ukraine has been incriminated with an undue benefit of $ 100 thousand and the legalization of illegally acquired funds, ie the commission of crimes under Part 1 of Art. 368-5, h. 1, 2 tbsp. 209 and Part 4 of Art. 368 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. The owner of the construction company was notified of suspicion under Part 1 of Art. 369 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
The pre -trial investigation in the case is ongoing, other persons are likely to be involved in the crime.
