Arrest of a member of the Odessa Regional Council and his wife for involvement in the raider seizure of Ukrposhta

18:55 01 May Kyiv, Ukraine

The Security Service of Ukraine has collected convincing evidence against a member of the Odessa Regional Council and his wife, who are members of an organized criminal group involved in the raider seizure of Ukrposhta real estate on the coast of Zatoka.

According to the press service of the SBU, the couple forged documents on the ownership and registered them to nominees through a notary in order to transfer the property into the possession of an affiliated commercial structure.

In June 2020, the Director General of Ukrposhta announced an attempted raider seizure of the Zv'yazkivets recreation center in Zatoka, which was successfully prevented.

Now the deputy is in custody with an alternative bail of UAH 24.5 million, and the deputy’s wife and his assistant are in custody with an alternative bail of UAH 8 million. The SBU also detained a black notary and his assistant, who executed the transactions.