The Bureau of Economic Security of Ukraine and the Prosecutor General's Office are investigating a number of criminal proceedings against judges of the Lychakivskyi District Court of Lviv and former heads of BEB. The cases have been opened under Part 1 of Article 255, Part 2 of Article 364, Part 3 of Article 369-2 and other articles of the Criminal Code of Ukraine - this concerns the creation and management of a criminal organization, abuse of official position and unlawful influence.
The focus of attention is on the judge of the Lychakivskyi court, Andriy Marmash, and the court chairman, Zhovnir, as well as former high-ranking officials of the BEB: detectives Perkhun, Tkachuk, and Yashchuk. According to the investigation, they organized a long-term mechanism of pressure on entrepreneurs, extortion of funds, and de facto control over business in the region.
The key role in the scheme was assigned to Judge Marmash, who regularly made decisions based on materials prepared by the "necessary" detectives. The former head of the detective unit, Tkachuk, referred dozens of questionable cases to him. Detective Yashchuk, according to investigators, was involved in financial schemes: he withdrew millions into cryptocurrency and offshore accounts, and invested in luxury real estate using shell companies.
Perkhun, who for a long time served as the head of BEB and controlled every key decision, was in charge of the activities of the entire group.
The investigation is ongoing. According to law enforcement officials, Perkhun, Tkachuk, and Yashchuk, who have already been released from BEB, will not escape responsibility: they will have to explain the origin of the property and money received during the war through "cash-out" schemes and pressure on business.
