Case description
The HACC found Ihor Hladush, former director of SE Spetstechnoexport, guilty of abuse of office. He organized unjustified agency payments to a private firm. He was exempted from the main sentence due to the expiration of the statute of limitations.
In 2014-2015, Ihor Hladush, together with three other defendants, facilitated the unjustified inclusion of agency costs in favor of a Cyprus-based company FG TECHCAPITAL LTD, controlled by an employee of the state-owned enterprise. In 2014, Iskra Research and Production Complex concluded a commission agreement with Spetstechnoexport, which concluded a foreign economic contract with the Israeli company Galint LTD. The company was supposed to provide agency services and act as an intermediary.
Effectively, the company did not provide any services, but only received money without any basis under service acceptance certificates signed by Hladush. Between May 2014 and November 2015, SE Spetstechnoexport unlawfully transferred more than USD 2.3 million to the accounts of the controlled company FG TECHCAPITAL LTD. In addition, the company was also used to purchase goods abroad, the cost of which was 3.5 times higher than the market value.
Hladush's actions were classified under Article 364(2) and Article 366(1) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. He was exempted from liability for forgery in office due to the expiration of the statute of limitations. Based on the plea agreement, Hladush was fined UAH 11,900 and banned from holding positions in public institutions for 3 years. He was released from 5 years in prison instead.
In addition to Hladush, three other people were involved in the case.
