Huge bundle of money in the house of the head of the tax authority… Corruption and Ukraine’s ‘Spurs’ War (Comprehensive)

SBI emphasized that he lived a luxurious life that was not commensurate with the salary he received as head of Kiiwu National Tax Service.

He owns three apartments in Kiiu with a combined value of $1 million (about 1.22 billion won), a house in the suburbs of Kiiu worth $200,000 (about 250 million won), and two vehicles that run a total of 15 The Guardian reported that it was a luxury car worth 10,000 dollars (about 180 million won).

SBI added that a vehicle worth $100,000 (about 120 million won) is even registered in the name of its driver, who earns only $8,000 a year.

As a result of the SBI investigation, the officer’s undisclosed assets are estimated to total $1.4 million (approximately 1.7 billion won). SBI believes it used its position to get money back in exchange for reducing taxes for a number of individuals and corporations.

Kolomoisky, whose house was searched that day, is one of Ukraine’s largest asset owners, including the owner of one of the country’s main television channels.

He was once known as an assistant to the president, such as helping President Volodymyr Zelensky as a comedian, helping him appear on television and supporting his campaign during the 2019 presidential election, but recently he is said to have distanced himself from the president.

According to local media, Kolomoisky is involved in the theft of 930 million euros (about 1.25 trillion won) from two oil companies in which he owns shares, and is also suspected of​​​​ tax evasion.

Local media reported that former Minister Abakow was being investigated in connection with the purchase contract in the helicopter crash that killed 14 people, including the interior minister and the deputy minister, on the 18th.

The crashed helicopter was a model manufactured by Airbus, and the purchase contract was signed when Abakow served as Home Secretary between 2014 and 2021. Abakow denies the allegations.

David Arahamiya, the floor leader of the ruling party, Gwas y Popl, confirmed the fact of the investigation and said, “The National Tax Service has also been searched, and the leadership of the Customs Service will be removed from office .”

“We will change,” Arahamiya said on Telegram. “If someone is not ready to change, the state will help them change.”

Ukraine has been evaluated for serious corruption in the public and political sectors ever since declaring independence 31 years ago. Transparency International (TI), a corruption watchdog group, announced that Ukraine’s ‘Corruption Perception Index’ (CPI) in 2021 ranked 120 out of 180 countries in the world. In Europe alone, Ukraine has the second-highest corruption index after Russia.

But recently Ukraine has fought a huge battle against corruption to win the trust of the West, which supports the war.

On the 24th, around 10 high-ranking officials were replaced, including five state governors, deputy defense ministers, a deputy prosecutor general, the deputy head of the presidential office, and two vice ministers in charge of regional development. cabinet reshuffledeliver

President Zelensky also hinted that he would continue to crack down on high-ranking officials by declaring that he would reorganize the workforce as much as possible to eliminate corruption.

“Unfortunately, the only way to ensure the rule of law in some areas is to change the leadership,” he said in a video speech. “There will be as many changes as are necessary.”

President Zelensky is ahead of a summit with the EU in Kiiu on the 3rd. The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, and the President of the EU Council, Charles Michel, are expected to stress at the meeting that Ukraine must meet the EU’s requirements, including preventing corruption, before membership negotiations can begin.

josh@yna.co.kr

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