The Kyiv Court of Appeals has ruled to impose round-the-clock house arrest on Oleksandr Markushyn, who was previously removed from his position as mayor of Irpin by a court decision.
On January 24, the court initially ordered Markushyn to be held in custody, and on January 27, he was officially suspended from office. Markushyn is a suspect in 18 criminal cases, including unlawful imprisonment and torture, fraud, document forgery, and embezzlement of the local budget of war-damaged Irpin.
The State Bureau of Investigations (SBI) suspects Markushyn of organizing the illegal transportation of persons across the state border of Ukraine under Part 2 of Article 332 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (CCU). While serving as mayor, he forged documents from the “Ridne Selo” charitable foundation to facilitate the departure of his godfather, Serhii Rosstalnyi, the main contractor for Irpin’s reconstruction. Companies associated with Rosstalnyi received 500 million UAH for rebuilding damaged housing.
List of Criminal Proceedings Against Oleksandr Markushyn:
- Case No. 62022000000000193 – Part 2 of Article 127, Part 3 of Article 146, Part 4 of Article 187, Part 3 of Article 289, Part 3 of Article 365 CCU (Torture, kidnapping, robbery, unlawful seizure of property and vehicles).
- Case No. 42023112320000784 – Part 1 of Article 239 CCU (Pollution or damage to land with substances, waste, or other materials hazardous to human life, health, or the environment).
- Case No. 12024111040001090 – Part 2 of Article 332 CCU (Organization of illegal border crossings).
- Cases No. 12024111050000987, 42024110000000129 – Embezzlement of local budget funds through inflated salary payments.
- Case No. 12022111040000482 – Part 2 of Article 357 CCU (Theft, misappropriation, extortion of documents, stamps, and seals).
- Case No. 12024111040000895 – Part 4 of Article 190 CCU (Fraud).
- Case No. 12024111040000647 – Failure to enforce developer contribution fees.
- Case No. 12024111040000647 – Part 1 of Article 364 CCU (Abuse of power or official position).
- Additional Two Cases:
- Misappropriation, embezzlement, or seizure of property through abuse of office (Cases No. 12023110000000665, 2023111040001176, Part 1 and Part 4 of Article 191 CCU).
- Forgery of documents, stamps, seals, and their use or distribution (Cases No. 12024111040001486, 12025111040000044).
This ruling follows the ongoing investigations into Markushyn’s criminal activities, which include witness intimidation, document destruction, and large-scale corruption schemes.