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The case of attorney Toporkov on bribery of the former head of the SPFU Sennychenko

  • Date of commencement of the case: 01/03/2021
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The case of attorney Toporkov on bribery of the former head of the SPFU Sennychenko The case of attorney Toporkov on bribery of the former head of the SPFU Sennychenko

Case description

Attorney Mykola Toporkov is accused of bribing Dmytro Sennychenko, former head of the State Property Fund of Ukraine (SPFU), in 2020.

According to the investigation, in June 2020, an acquaintance of Dmytro Sennychenko, then head of the State Property Fund of Ukraine, asked him to assist in extending the agreement for the processing of tolling raw materials and manufacturing products between Odesa Portside Plant and Energy Equivalent LLC, as well as in appointing controlled persons to senior positions at the Odesa Portside Plant and Cherkasyoblenergo. Such actions “cost” USD 800,000. 

It was agreed that the contact person in this matter would be attorney Mykola Toporkov, and that Sennychenko would be represented in the negotiations by his advisor Olha Batova, who later received the status of a whistleblower in the case. At the same time, USD 200,000 was provided for the extension of the agreement, and USD 600,000 for the appointment of heads of Odesa Portside Plant and Cherkasyoblenergo.

Toporkov was detained at the place of transfer of USD 200,000 in the premises of IndustrialBank. He is charged under Article 369, part 4 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. The trial is pending. Toporkov attempted to make a deal with the prosecutor, but the court did not approve it because it did not meet the requirements of the Criminal Procedural Code and the public interest. 

In March 2023, the NABU exposed Sennychenko for embezzling UAH 500 million from state-owned enterprises in 2019–2021. According to the investigation, Sennychenko refused bribes for a long time only to create a positive image of a whistleblower against corruption.

  • Proceeding No.: 52020000000000389
  • Case No.: 991/1453/21 show all cases hide other cases
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  • Incriminated: Article 369, part 4
Instance Key parties Instance /Key parties:
HACC
01/03/2021

Panel of judges: Shyroka K.Yu., Koliush O.L., Dubas V.M., Movchan N.V., Dubas V.M., Tkachenko O.V.

Lawyer: Vylkov S.V., Riabets N.M.

Prosecutor: Zhovnytska A.V.

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CASE OF MYKOLA TOPORKOV

Attorney Mykola Toporkov is accused of offering a bribe to the then head of the State Property Fund of Ukraine, Dmytro Sennychenko.

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    July 9, 2020
    Law enforcement officers detained Toporkov red-handed immediately after transferring USD 200,000 to Sennychenko’s intermediary
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    July 10, 2020
    the NABU served Toporkov with a suspicion notice
  • July 21, 2020
    The HACC set a bail of UAH 16 million for Toporkov
  • August 27, 2020
    The HACC Appeals Chamber reduced the bail to UAH 3.2 million
  • July 8, 2021
    The HACC refused to approve Toporkov’s plea deal due to its inconsistency with the requirements of the Code and the public interest
  • June 1, 2022
    The HACC reduced the bail amount to UAH 86,000

Decisions from the Register

Case No. Court Decision date Decision type
991/5719/20 HACC 10/07/2020
991/5720/20 HACC 10/07/2020
991/5720/20 HACC 10/07/2020
991/5719/20 HACC 10/07/2020
991/5764/20 HACC 13/07/2020
991/5765/20 HACC 13/07/2020
991/5761/20 HACC 13/07/2020
991/5762/20 HACC 13/07/2020
991/5768/20 HACC 13/07/2020
991/5763/20 HACC 13/07/2020
991/5767/20 HACC 13/07/2020
991/5769/20 HACC 13/07/2020
991/5764/20 HACC 13/07/2020
991/5761/20 HACC 13/07/2020
991/5763/20 HACC 13/07/2020
991/5762/20 HACC 13/07/2020
991/5768/20 HACC 13/07/2020
991/5765/20 HACC 13/07/2020
991/5769/20 HACC 13/07/2020
991/5767/20 HACC 13/07/2020
991/5762/20 HACC 14/07/2020
991/5838/20 HACC 15/07/2020
991/5838/20 HACC 15/07/2020
991/5913/20 HACC 16/07/2020
991/5913/20 HACC 16/07/2020
991/5729/20 HACC 21/07/2020
991/5766/20 HACC 23/07/2020
991/5766/20 HACC 23/07/2020
991/5919/20 HACC AC 19/08/2020
991/5919/20 HACC AC 19/08/2020
991/5729/20 HACC AC 27/08/2020
991/5729/20 HACC AC 27/08/2020
991/7443/20 HACC 09/09/2020 Decision on closing the criminal proceedings
991/7486/20 HACC 09/09/2020
991/7428/20 HACC 15/09/2020
991/7428/20 HACC 15/09/2020
991/5729/20 HACC 15/09/2020
991/5770/20 HACC AC 07/10/2020
991/5770/20 HACC AC 07/10/2020
991/501/21 HACC 04/02/2021
991/501/21 HACC 04/02/2021
991/1453/21 HACC 01/03/2021 On the appointment of a preparatory court hearing
991/1453/21 HACC 10/03/2021 On the appointment of a trial
991/1453/21 HACC 07/04/2021
991/1453/21 HACC 07/04/2021
991/1453/21 HACC 08/07/2021
991/1453/21 HACC 08/07/2021
991/1453/21 HACC 12/01/2022 On the suspension of court proceedings
991/1453/21 HACC 12/01/2022 On the suspension of court proceedings
991/1453/21 HACC 01/06/2022
991/1453/21 HACC 01/06/2022
991/1453/21 HACC 08/06/2022 Decision to cancel the seizure of property
991/1453/21 HACC 08/06/2022 Decision to cancel the seizure of property
991/1453/21 HACC 01/03/2023
991/1453/21 HACC 01/03/2023
991/1453/21 HACC 17/03/2023
991/1453/21 HACC 17/03/2023
991/1453/21 HACC 20/07/2023
991/1453/21 HACC 20/07/2023 Separate opinion of the HACC judge
991/1453/21 HACC 20/07/2023
991/1453/21 HACC 20/11/2023
991/1453/21 HACC 20/11/2023
991/1453/21 HACC 11/12/2023 Decision on temporary access
991/1453/21 HACC 11/12/2023 Decision on temporary access
991/1453/21 HACC 07/02/2024
991/1453/21 HACC 07/02/2024 Decision on temporary access
991/1453/21 HACC 07/02/2024 Decision on temporary access
991/1453/21 HACC 07/02/2024
991/1453/21 HACC 01/05/2024 Decision on temporary access
991/1453/21 HACC 01/05/2024 Decision on temporary access
991/1453/21 HACC 15/05/2024
991/1453/21 HACC 15/05/2024
991/1453/21 HACC AC 03/06/2024