The lawyers of the suspected head of the MSEK of Khmelnytskyi tried to cancel the seizure of her property.
The lawyers of Tetyana Krupa, who is suspected of illegal enrichment, tried to cancel in court the arrests imposed on a number of her properties. The Appellate Chamber of the High Anti-Corruption Court rejected the defense, however, during the review of the decision in court, previously unknown details of the investigation were announced.
They refer to correspondence in the suspect's phone, which may affect the course of the investigation. In the iPhone 14 Pro Max phone seized during the searches of the suspect Krupa, according to the inspection protocols, investigators came across chats with accounts that may testify to Tetyana Krupa's connections with the leadership of the regional prosecutor's office and customs officials.
According to our sources, this could be the head of the Khmelnytskyi Regional Prosecutor's Office, Oleksiy Oliynyk (who was eventually dismissed from his leadership position, but remained in the prosecutor's office) and Ivan Berezhniuk (the head of the Khmelnytskyi Customs since March 2024). Also, the phone contained correspondence between the head of the MSEK of Khmelnytskyi and subscribers about the processing of documents related to disability and deferment to various persons.
Among other things, the chats found a statement from one of the judges of the Khmelnytskyi Court of Appeal addressed to the Minister of Health regarding permission to travel outside Ukraine for treatment. However, the law enforcement officers failed to create a full copy of the mobile phone's memory and copy the data of a number of applications that were found in the device's memory during its direct inspection, including Telegram, Signal and mail applications.
"The court considers that there are sufficient grounds to believe that all seized property and documents correspond to the characteristics of physical evidence, and therefore are subject to seizure in order to ensure the preservation of physical evidence," said the decision of the appellate instance.
It will be recalled that on December 11, the Appellate Chamber of the High Anti-Corruption Court canceled
the seizure imposed on the bank account of Tetyana Krupa's son Oleksandr.
Krupa case
Tetyana Krupa, head of the Khmelnytskyi MSEK, was detained on suspicion of illegal enrichment. During the search of her home, almost 6 million US dollars in various currencies were found in cash alone. On October 7, the Pechersk District Court of Kyiv decided to remand Tetyana Krupa in custody until December 3, with the possibility of a bail of 500 million 1528 hryvnias. However, the defense filed an appeal.
On November 21, the Appeals Chamber of the High Anti-Corruption Court heard
the appeal. The court decided to keep Tetyana Krupa in custody until December 3, with
the alternative of posting bail in the amount of 300 million hryvnias.
During the consideration of the request for the extension of the arrest, the amount of the bail was reduced to 280 million, and the term of stay in the pre-trial detention center was set until January 26, 2025.
Correspondence found in Krupa's phone may indicate total corruption in which representatives of law enforcement agencies may be involved. Therefore, we hope for progress in the investigation of a high-profile case and will inform the public about the progress of this case.
