The National Agency for Corruption Prevention (NACP) has discovered serious violations in the declaration of Valeriy Belets, the former head of the regional service center of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in Rivne region. It was revealed that the official failed to disclose information about assets worth 3.1 million UAH, which may lead to criminal liability.
This is reported by Rivne24
According to information released by the NACP press service on September 11, during the verification of Valeriy Belets’ income declaration for 2023, law enforcement officials found that he concealed:
- two plots of land (930 m² and 915 m²) in Rivne, which were received as a gift from his wife. The market value of these plots exceeds 3.17 million UAH;
income in the form of a non-monetary gift – the aforementioned plots of land; - his wife’s income related to the payment of a share in the charter capital of LLC “Vilar-Trade” after leaving its composition.
According to the investigation, in 2023, Valeriy Belets and his wife Natalia became founders of LLC “Vilar-Trade,” which is linked to smuggling through the occupied territories of Donbas in 2019. The former official’s wife was a founder of the company for only one day, after which she received ownership of two plots of land in exchange for her share in the charter capital.
Regarding the fact of false declaration (Part 1 of Article 366-2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine), law enforcement agencies have initiated a pre-trial investigation. The sanction of the article provides for a fine or up to two years of restriction of liberty.
Valeriy Belets held the position in the regional service center of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in Rivne region from 2016 to 2023.