The State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) has been failing to comply with a court ruling in the case against Oleksandr Zyma, chief lawyer of the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU), for four months. The situation has raised concerns among the injured party, Yulia Sosyodka, who believes that the delay in the investigation violates her constitutional rights.
I am very concerned that the State Bureau of Investigation continues to ignore the court decision, violating my constitutional rights. We received the court decision back in April, but the necessary procedural actions have not yet been taken. Such delays not only hinder the restoration of justice, but also call into question the objectivity of the investigation. We will continue to fight for the truth and protect our legitimate interests
She added that investigators have not yet handed her the victim's memorial, which would mean that Sosyedka has received the appropriate status in the criminal proceedings.
“I want to say that we will not back down, because with his decision, the National Bank official violated the law and the Constitution of Ukraine. He tried to deprive us of the opportunity to defend our rights and the rights of our bank in court,” Yulia Sosedka emphasized.
It is worth noting that Yulia Sosedka has not yet been recognized as a victim in criminal proceedings, but was refused information. Law enforcement officials referred to the secrecy of the investigation.
Criminal proceedings were opened against Oleksandr Zyma under articles related to abuse of power and official position. The case concerns a letter from the National Bank of Ukraine to the Deposit Guarantee Fund of Individuals signed by Oleksandr Zyma, in which he recommended that the Fund withdraw the claims filed by Concord Bank against the NBU. The document concerned four claims filed by the bank against the NBU, in which Concord demanded the cancellation of fines totaling almost 63.5 million hryvnias. These claims were filed even before the National Bank decided to liquidate Concord Bank and introduce a temporary administration there.
Later, the Shevchenkivskyi District Court of Kyiv recognized the co-founder of Concord Bank Yulia Sosedka as a victim in these criminal proceedings. According to Concord co-owner Olena Sosedka, Zima's instructions deprived the bank's shareholders of their constitutional right to a fair trial. The investigation is currently ongoing.
Lawyers do not rule out that the State Bureau of Investigation investigators will continue to ignore Yulia Sosyodka's rights as a victim, and therefore she will have to demand through the court to conduct investigative actions in the criminal proceedings against Zima. At the same time, experts point out that law enforcement officers are in no hurry to open and investigate cases of economic crimes, because they do not want to engage in intellectual work.
