The Court of Appeal upheld the decision of the Pechersk District Court of Kyiv, which found MP Oleksandr Dubinsky guilty of committing an administrative offense related to corruption. The decision has entered into force, and from now on Dubinsky will be included in the Unified State Register of Persons Who Committed Corruption Offenses.
The Pechersk District Court previously found the people's deputy guilty of violating the requirements for preventing and resolving conflicts of interest (Part 2 of Article 172-7 of the Code of Ukraine). On November 8, 2023, the National Agency for the Prevention of Corruption (NACP), based on materials from the State Bureau of Investigation (SBI), handed Dubinsky a protocol on an administrative offense.
As indicated in the investigation materials, in August and October 2023, Oleksandr Dubinsky addressed the Ministry of Health and the State Bureau of Investigation with parliamentary appeals that violated his personal interest. In particular, he tried to influence the consideration of the issue of issuing him a permit to travel abroad, which is the subject of a criminal case in which he is a defendant. In addition, the deputy tried to put pressure on the investigation, demanding to initiate checks on the leadership of law enforcement agencies investigating criminal proceedings in which Dubinsky is a suspect.
By these actions, he violated the requirements of the Law of Ukraine “On Prevention of Corruption”, in particular regarding the prevention of conflict of interest, which led to administrative liability under Article 172-7 of the Code of Ukraine on Administrative Offenses.
In addition, Dubinsky was informed of suspicion of official forgery to travel abroad. In January 2024, the Prosecutor General's Office sent an indictment against Dubinsky to the court. But this is not the only accusation. The People's Deputy was also suspected of high treason as part of a criminal organization. According to the investigation, in 2016, the Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces created a criminal group in Ukraine with the participation of Dubinsky, which was engaged in destabilizing the socio-political situation in the country and discrediting it abroad. The members of this organization received money from Russian military intelligence.
