Case description
The NABU accuses Ivan Marakhovskyi, deputy head of the Izmail city prosecutor's office. Together with council member Boichenko, they allegedly demanded and received a bribe of USD 40,000.
According to the investigation, in June–September 2017, Ivan Marakhovskyi, deputy head of the Izmail local prosecutor's office of the Odesa region, and Ivan Boichenko, member of the Odesa Regional Council of the VII convocation, developed a criminal plan.
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The defendants demanded a bribe for the unhindered implementation of financial and economic activities by the enterprise. They promised not to cause problems for the company, for example, not to open criminal proceedings and not to initiate numerous inspections. Both were detained after receiving the bribe.
The actions of the defendants were qualified under Art. 368, part 4 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. In addition, in November 2017, council member Boichenko was expelled from the Vidrodzhennia (Renaissance) party for violating party discipline and the party's charter, as well as actions discrediting the political force.
