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Embezzlement of Chervonyi Zemlerob's (Red Farmer) money: the case of Liubov Reva and Maksym Zamrykot

  • Date of commencement of the case: 14/01/2020
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Embezzlement of Chervonyi Zemlerob's (Red Farmer) money: the case of Liubov Reva and Maksym Zamrykot Embezzlement of Chervonyi Zemlerob's (Red Farmer) money: the case of Liubov Reva and Maksym Zamrykot

Case description

On September 27, 2022, the HACC convicted Liubov Reva, the former head of the research farm of the National Academy of Agrarian Sciences, and Maksym Zamrykot, her accomplice. They wanted to take possession of UAH 3.5 million belonging to  the company by signing fictitious contracts. The HACC sentenced Reva and Zamrykot to 7 years, but the Appeals Chamber overturned this verdict, and the case is being reconsidered

In 2016, Liubov Reva was the acting director of the state-owned enterprise Chervonyi Zemlerob (Red Farmer) Research Farm in the Kirovohrad region. Then she signed a number of fictitious contracts on behalf of the state enterprise with her accomplice Maksym Zamrykot for legal services, as well as service acceptance certificates: on their basis, the defendants planned to seize UAH 3.5 million.

After that, Reva and Zamrykot filed documents with the Kirovohrad region Commercial Court in the bankruptcy case of the state-owned enterprise. They attached a statement to include Zamrykot in the register of claims of Chervonyi Zemlerob's creditors. If successful, he could have recovered UAH 3.5 million from the state enterprise as an accomplice. However, the defendants did not succeed in seizing the funds. 

The court classified Reva's actions under Article 15, part 2; Article 191, part 5; Article 366, part 1; Article 27, part 3; Article 358, part 4 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine, and Zamrykot's actions under Article 27, part 5; Article 15, part 2; Article 191, part 5; Article 27, part 5; Article 366, part 1; Article 358, part 4 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. The defendants were sentenced to 7 years in prison with confiscation of half of their property, and Reva was additionally banned from holding certain positions for 3 years. 

The appellate instance overturned the guilty verdict and ordered a new trial.

Earlier, in 2015, Liubov Reva and Maksym Zamrykot had already organized a criminal scheme to resell grain of Chervonyi Zemlerob. They gave the grain for alleged storage to a private company, which later sold it under the guise of their own harvest. As a result, the state-owned enterprise suffered losses of UAH 23 million.

  • Proceeding No.: 52018000000001137
  • Case No.: 405/9164/18
  • Incriminated: Article 191, part 5, Article 366, part 1, Article 369-2, part 1, Article 368, part 1, Article 190, part 5
Instance Key parties Instance /Key parties:
HACC
02/06/2023

Panel of judges: Moisak S.M.

HACC AC
04/11/2022

Panel of judges: Pankulych V.I.

HACC
14/01/2020

Panel of judges: Sikora K.O., Kryklyva T.H., Tanasevych O.V.

Lawyer: Kucheruka V.V., Vovka A.I., Kokhaniia O.V.

Prosecutor: Skybenko O.I., Symkiv R.Ya.

Infographics

CASE OF CHERVONYI ZEMLEROB'S (RED FARMER)
  • September–October 2016
    Reva, together with Zamrykot, concluded fictitious legal services agreements and filed a lawsuit against the bankrupt company
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    September 27, 2022
    the HACC convicted Liubov Reva and Maksym Zamrykot. They were sentenced to 7 years in prison, and Reva got an additional sentence
  • May 24, 2023
    the HACC Appeals Chamber overturned the verdict and sent the case back to the first instance for a new trial

Decisions from the Register

Case No. Court Decision date Decision type
405/9164/18 HACC 23/01/2000
405/9164/18 HACC 23/09/2019
405/9164/18 HACC AC 15/11/2019
405/9164/18 HACC AC 15/11/2019
405/9164/18 HACC 14/01/2020
405/9164/18 HACC 14/01/2020 On the appointment of a trial
405/9164/18 HACC 14/01/2020 On the appointment of a trial
405/9164/18 HACC 14/01/2020
405/9164/18 HACC 23/01/2020
405/9164/18 HACC 17/02/2020
405/9164/18 HACC 17/02/2020 Decision on the consideration of a recusal
405/9164/18 HACC 17/02/2020
405/9164/18 HACC 26/05/2020
405/9164/18 HACC 27/05/2020
405/9164/18 HACC 15/06/2020
405/9164/18 HACC 22/07/2020
405/9164/18 HACC 04/08/2020
405/9164/18 HACC 04/08/2020
405/9164/18 HACC 17/08/2020
405/9164/18 HACC 16/09/2020
405/9164/18 HACC 21/09/2020
405/9164/18 HACC 20/10/2020
405/9164/18 HACC 15/03/2021
405/9164/18 HACC 29/03/2021
405/9164/18 HACC 26/04/2021
405/9164/18 HACC 24/05/2021 Decision on the implementation of remote court proceedings
405/9164/18 HACC 27/05/2021
405/9164/18 HACC 31/05/2021
405/9164/18 HACC 29/06/2021
405/9164/18 HACC 05/07/2021 Decision on the implementation of remote court proceedings
405/9164/18 HACC 11/08/2021
405/9164/18 HACC 17/08/2021
405/9164/18 HACC 27/09/2021
405/9164/18 HACC 13/12/2021
405/9164/18 HACC 28/12/2021
405/9164/18 HACC 28/12/2021
405/9164/18 HACC 30/12/2021
405/9164/18 HACC 04/02/2022
405/9164/18 HACC 14/02/2022
405/9164/18 HACC 19/04/2022
405/9164/18 HACC 04/05/2022
405/9164/18 HACC 16/05/2022
405/9164/18 HACC 26/05/2022
405/9164/18 HACC 13/06/2022
405/9164/18 HACC 20/06/2022
405/9164/18 HACC 18/07/2022
405/9164/18 HACC 25/07/2022
405/9164/18 HACC 10/08/2022
405/9164/18 HACC 18/08/2022
405/9164/18 HACC 15/09/2022
405/9164/18 HACC 19/09/2022
405/9164/18 HACC 21/09/2022
405/9164/18 HACC 27/09/2022 Verdicts
405/9164/18 HACC 27/09/2022 Verdicts
405/9164/18 HACC AC 04/11/2022 Opening of appeal proceedings
405/9164/18 HACC AC 01/02/2023
405/9164/18 HACC AC 24/05/2023 Decision on partial granting of appeals, On the appointment of a new trial in the court of the first instance
405/9164/18 HACC AC 24/05/2023 Decision on partial granting of appeals, On the appointment of a new trial in the court of the first instance
405/9164/18 HACC 02/06/2023 On the appointment of a preparatory court hearing
405/9164/18 HACC 10/07/2023
405/9164/18 HACC 04/09/2023
405/9164/18 HACC 05/09/2023 On the appointment of a trial
405/9164/18 HACC 05/09/2023
405/9164/18 HACC 05/09/2023
405/9164/18 HACC 05/09/2023 On the appointment of a trial
405/9164/18 HACC 11/10/2023
405/9164/18 HACC 20/10/2023
405/9164/18 HACC 26/10/2023 Decision on the implementation of remote court proceedings
405/9164/18 HACC 17/11/2023
405/9164/18 HACC 19/01/2024
405/9164/18 HACC 08/02/2024 Decision on the implementation of remote court proceedings
405/9164/18 HACC 04/03/2024
405/9164/18 HACC 08/03/2024
405/9164/18 HACC 27/03/2024
405/9164/18 HACC 27/03/2024
405/9164/18 HACC 08/04/2024 Decision on the implementation of remote court proceedings
405/9164/18 HACC 08/04/2024
405/9164/18 HACC 13/05/2024
405/9164/18 HACC 13/05/2024
405/9164/18 HACC 01/07/2024
405/9164/18 HACC 12/07/2024 Decision on the implementation of remote court proceedings
405/9164/18 HACC 20/08/2024
405/9164/18 HACC 28/08/2024
405/9164/18 HACC 10/10/2024
405/9164/18 HACC 14/10/2024
405/9164/18 HACC 03/12/2024
405/9164/18 HACC 11/12/2024