In Ukraine, the mayor of Chernihiv was removed: why did this happen and what does Tesla have to do with it

Yavorovsky District Court of Lviv Region for one year deprived the mayor of Chernigov Vladislav Atroshenko the right to hold positions related to the performance of functions of the state or local government, including the current post. It was acknowledged that the official violated the requirements for the prevention and settlement of conflicts of interest, Said press office National Agency for the Prevention of Corruption.

What happened?

NAPC informs that in August 2022 Atroshenko told his driver to take his wife's Tesla Model X car abroad. The official acted in conditions of a conflict of interest, because the driver provides transport services to the mayor solely as part of the performance of official duties.

Already in September, the NACP drew up a protocol on a conflict of interest with the Chernihiv mayor under part 1. 2, 172 art. 7-XNUMX of the Code of Administrative Offenses - violation of the requirements for the prevention and settlement of conflicts of interest.

At the same time, as reported ГБР, the mayor's driver was also issued a business trip and allocated funds from the budget, including for gasoline. In addition, Atroshenko's wife left the territory of Ukraine on March 5 through the Shegini checkpoint. driving an official car of the mayor of Chernihiv Toyota Camry.

В ГБР further clarified that Atroshenko's wife used the car for other than its intended purpose for 3 months at a time when the Chernihiv budget was paying lease payments for the same car.

As reported, in this way, the mayor of Chernihiv, Atroshenko, violated the requirements of Article 28 of the Law of Ukraine “On the Prevention of Corruption” and “unreasonably handed over the official car to the use of a close person and instructed his subordinate to commit private personal interests.

In addition to the said deprivation of the right to hold public office, Atroshenko must now also pay a fine of 6800 hryvnia.

Mayor talks about political pressure

In September, when the protocol was handed over to the mayor, he did not agree with the content of the charges and promised to appeal against them in court. Atroshenko also called the protocol «political pressure." “At first, the head of Chernihiv was not allowed to go abroad and the city was deprived of the opportunity to receive funds for restoration from foreign governments and donors ... And now the NACP is finding out why, when the border guards did not let Atroshenko go to a conference in Lugano, his driver was able to leave with official permission,” - said the press service of the city council.

Recall that In the summer, Atroshenko tried to go abroad twice, but he was not released. Yes, June 19 he was not released to Polish Rzeszow, where he planned to take part in the signing of a partnership agreement between the cities. Then he called the attack of one of the employees of the Office of the President the reason for the refusal to leave.

The second time Atroshenko tried to travel to a conference in Swiss Lugano on July 2. But he was not released at the Krakovets checkpoint. He claimedthat he was groundlessly denied permission to travel abroad.

In response to the removal from office, Atroshenko accused representatives of the Office of the President of pressuring the court over the decision to remove him, he will appeal against it in the appellate instance.

The official recalled that there is a war going on in the country - and "local self-government has become another front" that protects Ukrainian families at home, rebuilds cities and ensures their livelihoods. In his opinion - It is difficult for Zelensky's subordinates to realize this.

“How will the authorities look into the eyes of the people of Chernihiv who, at the cost of the lives of their relatives, stopped the attack on Kyiv? How will they explain to people that officials from the President's Office are engaged in a destructive political war while our guys are dying in a real war? How to tell that while the whole country is fighting for freedom and democracy, here in the heart of the country officials are doing everything to destroy freedom and democracy,” Atroshenko asked. He also assured the people of Chernihiv that he would stay and would file an appeal.

Also on the air of Espresso, Vladislav Atroshenko said that he was removed from office not because of the export of his wife abroad in an official car, but in order to take revenge