Case of Roman Tymkiv, ex-director of the Lviv Armored Fighting Vehicle Plant, on false declaration

Case of Roman Tymkiv, ex-director of the Lviv Armored Fighting Vehicle Plant, on false declaration
Start of the trial 13 January 2020
Date of verdict 12 May 2020
Instance HACC
Stage of criminal proceedings Execution of sentence

On May 7, 2020, the HACC found Roman Tymkiv, ex-director of the Lviv Armored Fighting Vehicle Plant, guilty of declaring false information and fined him UAH 51,000. This verdict was later overturned due to the scandalous decision of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine, which abolished criminal liability for false declaration or intentional failure to submit a declaration.

 

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Tymkiv admitted his guilt in the fact that in the declaration for 2017-2018, he did not indicate that he used an apartment for more than EUR 380,000, owned by his wife, and the fact of owning the Aventa Investment Limited company, registered in the offshore zone — Belize.

The crime was qualified under Art. 366-1 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. The court approved the agreement between the accused and the prosecutor and fined the ex-MP UAH 51,000, depriving him of the right to hold certain positions for three years.

However, on October 27, 2020, Article 366-1 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine was declared unconstitutional, so on October 30, 2020, Tymkiv's lawyer asked the HACC to review the verdict. The court reviewed its decision, overturned Tymkiv's verdict, and closed the criminal proceedings.

Interestingly, Tymkiv, together with other persons, appears as an accused in the case of embezzlement at the Lviv Armored Fighting Vehicle Plant. The plant won a tender for the supply of new engines for the Armed Forces of Ukraine; however, according to the investigation, the delivered engines were used and sold as surplus property of the Ministry of Defense in 2008-2009. Losses to the state are estimated at more than UAH 14 mln.

Proceeding No. 52017000000000540
Case No. 991/2566/19
Date the hearing was scheduled 15/01/2020
Qualification
Article 191, part 5
Pre-trial cases №
  • 910/298/19
Instance Key parties
HACC 13/01/2020 Panel of judges: Dubas V.M., Koliush O.L., Tkachenko O.V.
CASE OF ROMAN TYMKIV
Execution of sentence

Roman Tymkiv, ex-director of the Lviv Armored Fighting Vehicle Plant, “forgot” to indicate that he owned an apartment and a company offshore and was fined. The conviction was overturned because the CCU abolished criminal liability under the article.

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    September 12, 2019
    The NABU served Tymkiv with a suspicion notice
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    May 7, 2020
    The HACC approved the plea agreement, found Tymkiv guilty, and fined him UAH 51,000, banning him from holding certain positions for 3 years
  • October 27, 2020
    The Constitutional Court of Ukraine abolished criminal liability for false declaration or intentional failure to submit a declaration
  • October 30, 2020
    Tymkiv's lawyer appealed to the HACC with a request to review the court decision
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    November 19, 2020
    The HACC overturned the conviction and closed the criminal proceedings against Tymkiv

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