The National Police reported the suspicion to the ex-head of the Transcarpathian oblast state administration for illegal transfer of land for the location of the "Bear Oakery" complex. The ultimate beneficiary of these companies is the wife of the former MP of Ukraine Viktor Medvedchuk, Oksana Marchenko.
According to the investigation, the official, contrary to the Land Code of Ukraine, by his orders excluded from the lands of the state forest fund 122 hectares worth 26.9 million UAH and leased them in favor of business entities. The ultimate beneficiary of these companies is the wife of the former MP of Ukraine Viktor Medvedchuk, Oksana Marchenko. The "Bearʼs Oakery" complex was built on these land plots.
The actions of the official are qualified under Part 2 of Art. 28, part 2 of Art. 364 (abuse of power or official position) of the Criminal code of Ukraine.
Besides, in the territory of the Zakarpattia area militiamen carried out the authorized searches at proxies of Oksana Marchenko.
Earlier, as part of the criminal proceedings, police conducted searches on the territory of the complex and seized significant assets — works of art (over 300 paintings by famous artists), vehicles and more.
Seized items and land were seized. The procedure for their transfer to the Asset Search and Management Agency is currently underway.
The pre-trial investigation is underway, and the Office of the Prosecutor General is in charge of the proceedings.
- In the spring of 2021, the Security Service of Ukraine searched Medvedchuk and informed him of suspicions of treason, looting, the transfer of a Ukrainian enterprise in Russia to the occupied Crimea, and secret information about Ukrainian troops.
- Medvedchuk was placed under 24-hour house arrest, where he was before the war on February 24, 2022. And then Medvedchuk disappeared, and law enforcement officers asked to help find him.
- The SBU detained Medvedchuk on April 12. Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council Oleksiy Danilov said that he was detained on the western border of Ukraine. According to him, Medvedchuk wanted to get to Russia after escaping.
- On May 11, a Lviv court seized movable and immovable property belonging to the enterprises of relatives of MPs from the OPFL, Viktor Medvedchuk, and Taras Kozak. The authorized capital of these six enterprises exceeds UAH 80 million.