The Deputy Head of the Odessa Regional Prosecutor's Office, Maxim Rakovich, along with his ex-wife and current partner Valentina Rakovich, have become subjects of a criminal case.
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SubscribeAccording to the UNIAN agency, the High Anti-Corruption Court has mandated the SAP to initiate criminal proceedings against them under articles 368-5 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine for "Illegal Enrichment" and 366-2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine for "Declaration of False Information." This concerns assets totaling over 52 million UAH.
The case was opened following a complaint to the VAKS by the public anti-corruption organization "Brotherhood of Defenders." Initially, the representatives of this organization reported the offense to the Special Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office, but the case was not pursued there. Subsequently, the anti-corruption activists filed a lawsuit with the High Anti-Corruption Court, which fully agreed with the activists' arguments, ordering the SAP to open a criminal case.
"There is a real and justified likelihood that the assets mentioned in the statement, amounting to approximately 52 million 602 thousand 428 UAH, were acquired through illegal funds obtained during the Deputy Head of the Odessa Regional Prosecutor's Office, PERSON_5's, tenure, and were registered in the names of close associates of the prosecutor merely for appearance's sake (masking). These circumstances may indicate that the prosecutor, as a declarant and a person authorized to perform state functions, committed criminal offenses for which criminal liability is provided under Article 368-5 of the Criminal Code for 'Illegal Enrichment' and Article ..., " quotes UNIAN from the VAKS decision.
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It should be noted that the Rakovich family may not be living within their means, as discovered by the media at the end of last year. In August 2023, the prosecutor's mother, Natalia Rakovich, registered a house of 274.5 sq.m in Sanjiika, Odessa region, located just a few minutes' walk from the coast. Additionally, at that time, an apartment of about 100 square meters in Odessa was registered in her name. In 2023, her mother-in-law also acquired an apartment in Odessa measuring 94.7 square meters. Furthermore, she already owned a house in Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi and a 69 square meter apartment in the residential complex "French" in Odessa.