In recent years, the former deputy of the Verkhovna Rada received more than 500 thousand dollars from Russia in order to discredit Ukraine

During the period from 2019 to 2022, the suspected deputy received at least $567 thousand from Russian law enforcement and intelligence agencies for carrying out subversive activities against the interests of Ukraine.

The Deputy Prosecutor General and the head of the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office reported suspicion of high treason and illegal enrichment to a people's deputy of Ukraine of the 3rd-9th convocations, who received at least 567 thousand dollars during the period 2019-2022. USA from Russian law enforcement and intelligence agencies for discrediting Ukraine.

Information about this was published in the Telegram channel of the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office.

During the pre-trial investigation, it was established that the suspected MP received at least 567 thousand dollars from Russian law enforcement and intelligence agencies from 2019 to 2022 for subversive activities against Ukraine.

In particular, we are talking about discrediting Ukraine in the international arena, deteriorating diplomatic relations with the United States of America, as well as complicating Ukraine’s integration into the European Union and NATO. To date, the people's deputy has been charged with committing crimes under Part 2 of Art. 28 hours 1 tbsp. 111, art. 368-5 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.

“Given that the people’s deputy is hiding from the investigation, a decision was made to put him on the wanted list. Also, the investigating judge of the High Anti-Corruption Court, following the consideration of the petition agreed by the Prosecutor General, made a decision to authorize the detention of the specified person,”  the prosecutor’s office  .

The investigation of these criminal offenses is carried out under the procedural guidance of SAPO prosecutors by NABU detectives with operational support from the SBU counterintelligence department. The investigation is ongoing.

As reported , law enforcement officers found a cryptogaman on the phone of the former head of the State Special Communications Service Yuri Shchigol, on which almost $1.5 million worth of cryptocurrency was stored.