NABU and SAPO have announced a new suspicion against the former road official Basan from Poltava region

NABU and SAPO have announced a new suspicion against the former road official Basan from Poltava region

NABU and SAPO have informed about a new suspicion against the former director of the state enterprise "Agency of Local Roads of Poltava Region" Oleksiy Basan regarding money laundering and declaring false information.

This was reported by the press services of the authorities, not naming the suspect’s name or the state enterprise.

According to "Slovo i Dilo," it refers specifically to the former director of the SE "Agency of Local Roads of Poltava Region" Oleksiy Basan, who was acquitted by the High Anti-Corruption Court of the abuses. Currently, the Appellate Chamber is hearing an appeal on this decision.

"On November 5, 2024, under the procedural guidance of SAPO prosecutors, NABU detectives informed about the suspicion of legalization (laundering) of property obtained through criminal means and declaring false information to the director of the state enterprise for the maintenance of automotive roads of Poltava region. The director’s actions are qualified under Part 3 of Article 209 and Part 2 of Article 366-2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. The investigation considers that the acquisition of these assets was made possible through the suspect’s criminal activity in public service. In 2022, SAPO and NABU informed the director of the state enterprise of suspicion of abuse of official position and misuse of budget funds," informs SAPO.

NABU reported that, according to the investigation, in the period from 2020 to 2023, the suspect acquired immovable and movable property, rights to immovable property, as well as cryptocurrency amounting to a total of 35.8 million UAH.

This includes:

• a residential house (200.3 sq.m) with a garage, security house, utility building, and swimming pool in the suburbs of Poltava, valued at 13.7 million UAH;
• a land plot (40 ares) under the house, valued at 1.7 million UAH;
• an apartment (more than 100 sq.m), valued at 3.2 million UAH in the city of Poltava;
• property rights to six apartments in new buildings in the city of Poltava with a total value of 7.7 million UAH;
• 73 land plots for agricultural purposes with a total area of 146 hectares in the territory of Poltava region;
• a water scooter with a trailer for it;
• cryptocurrencies of various types equivalent to 180,000 USDT (6.6 million UAH at the time of the crime).

The authorities claim that the suspect registered all assets, except for the cryptocurrency, in the names of close associates whose legal income was insufficient to acquire them. This is allegedly done to conceal the assets and their sources. The suspect’s assets have been seized.