The SBI served notification of suspicion to a judge who helped a criminal to take illegally possession of an apartment in Kyiv
The State Bureau of Investigation exposes attempts to use court decisions for illegal re-registration of real estate. Officials who abuse of power for personal gain will be held accountable.
The employees of the State Bureau of Investigation, in cooperation with the Cyber Police Department of the National Police of Ukraine, served notification of suspicion to a judge of one of the district courts of the Kyiv region, who had ruled to transfer an apartment in Kyiv worth over UAH 880,000 to a figurehead.
Several lawyers and individuals who participated in the illegal scheme have also been served notifications of suspicion.
After the death of the apartment owner, who had no heirs, the head of the housing and construction cooperative initiated its illegal appropriation. For this purpose he used the help of lawyers and a figurehead, who filed a claim with the court alleging that he had lived with the deceased and was entitled to a share of her inheritance.
The judge was familiar with the details of the case and ruled in favor of the claimant, despite the fictitious nature of the claims. Its entry into the state register of court decisions created grounds for the illegal registration of ownership right to the apartment.
Subsequently, the property was re-registered and alienated in order to conceal its illegal origin.
The suspects' actions were classified as misappropriation of property by deception on an especially large scale (Part 4 of Article 190 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine), official forgery (Part 1 of Article 366 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine), illegal interference in the operation of automated systems (Part 1 of Article 376-1 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine) and legalization of property obtained by criminal means (Part 2 of Article 209 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).
The pre-trial investigation is ongoing.
The procedural guidance is provided by the Office of the Prosecutor General.