On October 2, the Appellate Chamber of the High Anti-Corruption Court ruled to confiscate the property of former MP Volodymyr Oliynyk in favor of the state. The court granted the appeal of the Ministry of Justice, after which a number of objects and corporate rights will become state property.
According to the resolution of the Appeals Chamber, the following shall become the property of the state: six real estate objects in the city of Cherkasy; one real estate object in the Kyiv region; a self-propelled motor pleasure boat; as well as a share of corporate rights in LLC "E.S.P. Technologies". The Ministry of Justice's notification states that the resolution of the Appeals Chamber shall enter into force immediately upon its proclamation and shall not be subject to appeal.
Background: On September 4, the Supreme Anti-Corruption Court of First Instance partially satisfied the claim of the Ministry of Justice - then the shares in real estate and 1/2 of the motor vessel were seized, but the court refused to confiscate the share in LLC "E.S.P. Technologies", registered in the name of Oliynyk's wife. After an appellate review, this share was also recognized as a component of assets subject to transfer to the state.
Who is Volodymyr Oliynyk: in 1994–2002 he was the mayor of Cherkasy, and later - a People's Deputy of Ukraine of the V–VII convocations (non-factional and from various political forces, including the "Party of Regions"). After the events of the Revolution of Dignity, Oliynyk left Ukraine - according to the investigation and the media, he settled in the Russian Federation and was included in the list of persons who openly supported actions directed against the interests of Ukraine. Law enforcement agencies also report that in 2022, Oliynyk was illegally in the temporarily occupied territories and gave interviews to Russian media with justified statements about military aggression.
The decision of the Appeals Chamber is a logical continuation of the asset seizure process initiated by the Ministry of Justice. The resolution enters into force immediately and is not subject to appeal, so the return of the specified assets to state ownership should begin without delay. We have contacted the press services of the Ministry of Justice and the Supreme Court of Justice for comments on the implementation of the decision and will update the material in case of additional information.
