Case description
The NABU and SAPO have accused Oleksandr Bukhanchenko, former head of the National Police’s Explosive Service Department, and Ihor Lobko, director of Intertrade-Ukraine Limited, of bribery and money laundering. If convicted, they face sentences ranging from 5 to 10 years in prison.
According to case materials, in the autumn of 2016, Bukhanchenko, aware of the urgent need for explosion-proof equipment in National Police units, collaborated with a businessman he knew to facilitate the procurement of such equipment for a unit in the Luhansk region. The procurement was carried out through a negotiated procedure without competition, resulting in the contractor receiving UAH 3 million. Bukhanchenko allegedly transferred these funds to accounts of a company under his control and later legalized them through a series of legal entities.
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From this amount, Lobko, the director of the contracting LLC, transferred UAH 980,000 under the guise of payment for legal services to a company where Bukhanchenko was the ultimate beneficiary. Detectives believe the money was laundered through several legal entities.
Bukhanchenko has been charged under Article 368, Part 4 and Article 209, Part 1 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine, while Lobko faces charges under Article 369, Part 3.
