Andriy PAVELKO. Photo footclub.com.ua

First Deputy Prosecutor General of Ukraine Vasiliy KASKO replied to a parliamentary inquiry regarding the facts of corruption activity of the President of FFU/the UAF Andrei Pavelko

MP from the faction “people’s Servant” Anatoly Kostyuk, head of recently created Temporary investigative Commission of the Verkhovna Rada for investigation of possible violations of law and abuse of office by the head of FFU/the UAF Andrey Pavelko in the framework of the budget program for the construction of football fields with artificial turf, submitted a Deputy request to the Prosecutor General of Ukraine.

According to the website of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on youth and sports first Deputy Prosecutor General of Ukraine Vasiliy KASKO officially informed the head of VSK that in the moment, law enforcement agencies conducted five criminal proceedings against Andrey Pavelko and other officials of FFU/the UAF.

In particular, the main investigation Department of the national police investigated possible embezzlement of budgetary funds amounting to 270 mln. During the investigation, the Prosecutor also found evidence of possible embezzlement of the trust funds received FFU/the UAF from UEFA in the framework of the programme Hat-trick, and also the marketing and sponsorship payments. Procedural management is performed by a group of prosecutors of the Prosecutor General of Ukraine.

Also the police are investigating possible misappropriation of budget funds by the FFU/the UAF and “FFU Production” by raising prices for goods. Two more cases lead detectives to the NEB regarding the person of Andriy Pavelko: possible abuse of official position which led to purchase of the fields for inflated prices at the expense of state and local budgets, as well as the possible submission of false information in the Declaration.

We will remind that on November 15, votes 260 people’s deputies decision No. 2423 “On the investigation of possible violations of the legislation of Ukraine and abuse of office by the President of the Ukrainian football Association, the head of the budget Committee of the Verkhovna Rada of the 8th convocation Pavelko when deciding financing and implementation of the program of construction of football fields with artificial turf in the regions of Ukraine in 2017-2018”.

The decree States that its adoption was preceded by appeals to the Parliament NGOs “Initiative for the future”, “Stop corruption”, “People against corruption” and “Stop Mangul” about possible corruption of the leadership of the UAF.

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