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The case of bribery by former head of the Kharkiv Regional Council Artur Tovmasian

  • Date of commencement of the case: 02/02/2023
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The case of bribery by former head of the Kharkiv Regional Council Artur Tovmasian The case of bribery by former head of the Kharkiv Regional Council Artur Tovmasian

Case description

The NABU and the SAPO accuse Artur Tovmasian, former head of the Kharkiv Regional Council, his deputy, and lawyer of receiving a UAH 1 million bribe.

According to the investigation, at the beginning of 2021, Artur Tovmasian, head of the Kharkiv Regional Council, together with his deputy Andrii Malysh and lawyer Ruslan Tanabash, demanded a bribe from Serhii Shparkyi, director of the regional municipal specialized enterprise for the implementation of environmental safety standards.

The defendants allegedly asked for money to keep the director in office. They received the bribe in parts, and criminal proceedings were registered due to the statement of the director of the ME.

Tovmasian's accomplices were detained during searches of the regional council in July 2021; they were exposed for receiving another tranche of bribes. Later, the head of the regional council himself was served with a suspicion notice. In December 2023, Tovmasian mobilized to the Armed Forces, but this did not prevent the court from continuing to consider the case.

Tovmasian and Malysh are indicted under Art. 368(4) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine, and lawyer Tanabash appears in the case as an accomplice.

  • Proceeding No.: 52021000000000047
  • Case No.: 991/901/23 show all cases hide other cases
  • Other court cases No.: 991/4991/21, 991/4992/21, 991/5291/21, 991/5020/21, 991/5004/21, 991/5019/21, 991/5027/21, 991/5022/21, 991/5021/21, 991/5016/21, 991/120/22, 991/241/22, 991/240/22, 991/242/22, 991/1299/22, 991/1439/22, 991/1437/22, 991/1438/22, 991/1433/22, 991/1544/22, 991/4211/22, 991/5151/22, 991/5148/22, 991/5149/22, 991/88/23
  • Incriminated: Article 191, part 5, Article 368, part 3, Article 368, part 4
Instance Key parties Instance /Key parties:
HACC
02/02/2023

Panel of judges: Dubas V.M., Sikora K.O.

CCC
20/08/2021

Panel of judges: Kovtunovych M.I., Anisimov H.M., Luhanskyi Yu.M.

HACC AC
30/07/2021

Panel of judges: Chornenka D.S., Pankulych V.I., Kaluhina I.O., Pankulych V.I.

Lawyer: Voichenka S.V., Drozdova O.M., Kucherenko O.V., Bieliaieva V.O., Osavoliuka Ya.M.

Prosecutor: Ivaniushchenko O.A., Semak I.A.

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THE CASE OF ARTUR TOVMASIAN

Artur Tovmasian, former head of the Kharkiv Regional Council, along with his deputy and lawyer, allegedly received over UAH 1 million in bribes from the director of a local municipal enterprise for remaining in office.

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    April–July 2021
    The defendants in the case allegedly received UAH 1.05 million in bribes in three tranches
  • July 22, 2021
    NABU detectives searched the Kharkiv Regional Council and detained Tovmasian’s deputy and lawyer
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    July 23, 2021
    Prosecutor General Venediktova signed the suspicion notices regarding deputy Andrii Malysh and lawyer Ruslan Tanabash
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    July 24, 2021
    Deputy Malysh was taken into custody with an alternative bail of UAH 4.75 million. Lawyer Tanabash was sent to the pre-trial detention center with the right to UAH 713,000 bail
  • July 29, 2021
    the HACC reported that Malysh and Tanabash posted their bail amounts
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    August 4, 2021
    Artur Tovmasian was served with a suspicion notice
  • August 5, 2021
    bail of almost UAH 3 million was assigned to Tovmasian
  • August 17, 2021
    Tovmasian resigned as the head of the regional council
  • August 19, 2021
    members of the regional council voted to dismiss Tovmasian
  • February 8, 2023
    The first court hearing on the case took place
  • December 4, 2023
    Tovmasian announced that he had joined the ranks of the Armed Forces
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Decisions from the Register

Case No. Court Decision date Decision type
991/4991/21 HACC AC 30/07/2021 On the appointment of a new trial in the court of the first instance
991/4991/21 HACC AC 04/08/2021
991/4992/21 HACC AC 04/08/2021 On the appointment of a new trial in the court of the first instance
991/4992/21 HACC AC 09/08/2021
991/5291/21 HACC AC 10/08/2021 On the appointment of a new trial in the court of the first instance
991/4991/21 HACC AC 12/08/2021 On the imposition of an interim measure in the form of detention
991/4991/21 HACC AC 12/08/2021 On the imposition of an interim measure in the form of detention
991/4991/21 HACC AC 12/08/2021
991/4991/21 HACC AC 13/08/2021 On the appointment of a new trial in the court of the first instance
991/5020/21 HACC AC 13/08/2021 On the appointment of a new trial in the court of the first instance
991/5004/21 HACC AC 13/08/2021 On the appointment of a new trial in the court of the first instance
991/5019/21 HACC AC 16/08/2021 On the appointment of a new trial in the court of the first instance
991/5027/21 HACC AC 16/08/2021 On the appointment of a new trial in the court of the first instance
991/5022/21 HACC AC 16/08/2021 On the appointment of a new trial in the court of the first instance
991/5291/21 HACC AC 17/08/2021 On the imposition of an interim measure in the form of bail, On the imposition of an interim measure in the form of detention
991/5291/21 HACC AC 17/08/2021 On the imposition of an interim measure in the form of bail, On the imposition of an interim measure in the form of detention
991/4991/21 CCC 20/08/2021 On the refusal to open cassation proceedings
991/4991/21 HACC AC 06/09/2021 On the appointment of a new trial in the court of the first instance
991/5021/21 HACC AC 20/09/2021 On the appointment of a new trial in the court of the first instance
991/5016/21 HACC AC 20/09/2021 On the appointment of a new trial in the court of the first instance
991/4991/21 HACC AC 06/10/2021
991/4991/21 HACC AC 06/10/2021
991/5004/21 HACC AC 07/10/2021
991/5027/21 HACC AC 07/10/2021
991/5020/21 HACC AC 07/10/2021
991/5004/21 HACC AC 07/10/2021
991/5027/21 HACC AC 07/10/2021
991/5020/21 HACC AC 07/10/2021
991/5022/21 HACC AC 13/10/2021
991/5019/21 HACC AC 13/10/2021
991/5021/21 HACC AC 13/10/2021
991/5016/21 HACC AC 13/10/2021
991/5022/21 HACC AC 13/10/2021
991/5019/21 HACC AC 13/10/2021
991/5021/21 HACC AC 13/10/2021
991/5016/21 HACC AC 13/10/2021
991/120/22 HACC 11/01/2022
991/120/22 HACC 13/01/2022
991/241/22 HACC 17/01/2022
991/240/22 HACC 18/01/2022
991/120/22 HACC 18/01/2022
991/120/22 HACC 18/01/2022
991/120/22 HACC 19/01/2022 On the extension of the period of pre-trial investigation of criminal proceedings
991/241/22 HACC 19/01/2022
991/120/22 HACC 19/01/2022 On the extension of the period of pre-trial investigation of criminal proceedings
991/242/22 HACC 19/01/2022
991/241/22 HACC 27/01/2022
991/1299/22 HACC 15/03/2022
991/1439/22 HACC 05/05/2022
991/1437/22 HACC 05/05/2022
991/1438/22 HACC 05/05/2022
991/1433/22 HACC 11/05/2022 On changing the interim measure for the accused
991/1433/22 HACC 11/05/2022 On changing the interim measure for the accused
991/1544/22 HACC 16/05/2022
991/1544/22 HACC 17/05/2022 On the extension of the period of pre-trial investigation of criminal proceedings
991/1544/22 HACC 17/05/2022 On the extension of the period of pre-trial investigation of criminal proceedings
991/4211/22 HACC 18/10/2022
991/4211/22 HACC 18/10/2022
991/5151/22 HACC 29/11/2022
991/5148/22 HACC 29/11/2022 Decision to cancel the seizure of property
991/5148/22 HACC 29/11/2022 Decision to cancel the seizure of property
991/5149/22 HACC 29/11/2022
991/88/23 HACC AC 19/01/2023 On the appointment of a new trial in the court of the first instance
991/901/23 HACC 02/02/2023 On the appointment of a preparatory court hearing
991/88/23 HACC 08/02/2023
991/88/23 HACC AC 08/02/2023
991/901/23 HACC 08/02/2023
991/88/23 HACC AC 08/02/2023
991/901/23 HACC 08/02/2023
991/901/23 HACC AC 17/02/2023
991/901/23 HACC AC 17/02/2023
991/901/23 HACC AC 17/02/2023
991/901/23 HACC AC 17/02/2023
991/901/23 HACC 06/03/2023
991/901/23 HACC 06/03/2023
991/901/23 HACC 06/03/2023
991/901/23 HACC 06/03/2023
991/901/23 HACC 17/03/2023
991/901/23 HACC 17/03/2023