High Anti-Corruption Court sets bail for Ukrainian MPs suspected of receiving undue benefits
The High Anti-Corruption Court (HACC) has imposed preventive measures on five Members of Parliament suspected of receiving undue benefits, including the wearing of electronic monitoring devices and bail ranging from UAH 16.6 million to UAH 40 million, the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAPO) reported.
"Upon motions filed by the prosecution, the investigating judge of the HACC applied preventive measures in the form of bail to five Members of Parliament of Ukraine suspected of systematically receiving undue benefits for themselves and third parties for actions or inaction using the authority or official position granted to them," SAPO said in a statement posted on Telegram on Thursday.
According to the statement, the court set bail at UAH 40 million and UAH 30 million for two of the suspects, UAH 20 million each for two others, and UAH 16.6 million for the fifth MP.
"The court also imposed procedural obligations on all suspects, including the requirement to wear electronic monitoring devices," SAPO said.
The prosecutor's office noted that the actions of the MPs are classified under Part 3 of Article 28 and Part 4 of Article 368 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
The SAPO statement does not specify the names of the suspects; however, it concerns MPs from the Servant of the People party – Yuriy Kysel, Mykhailo Laba, Yevhen Pyvovarov, Olha Savchenko, and Ihor Nehulevsky.