GPU suspected the leader of the Radical party in tax evasion.
The Pechersky regional court of Kiev refused to the state office of public Prosecutor to conduct an unscheduled inspection of the information on payment of taxes and fees of the MP and the leader of the Radical party Oleg Lyashko.
The decision of the court on June 21 published in the Unified state register of court decisions.
In the petition, the Prosecutor wrote that on 30 January against Lyashko had opened a criminal case under part 3 of article 212 of the criminal code of Ukraine (Evasion of taxes, fees).
So, the MP has submitted to NACP annual electronic Declaration for 2015, which indicated the availability of cash in the sizes of 890 thousand $740 thousand and 90 thousand euros. Also noted in the electronic Declaration 12 of valuable movable property without detailing their value and acquisition during 2009-2013 in property 10 real property without cost information.
According to income information received from tax agents over 1998-2015 years paid income Lyashko was $ 3.3 million, and taxes paid — 398,3 thousand UAH.
GPU noted that in February, the Pechersky regional court has appointed a tax audit of the status and costs of Oleh Liashko, but it did not cover the year 2016. Therefore, according to the investigation, there are circumstances that may indicate a breach by the taxpayer of the applicable tax legislation.
The investigating judge Christina Tarasyuk, denying the petition of the Prosecutor General, explained that “the people’s Deputy of Ukraine Oleg Lyashko as an individual, not being a taxpayer, including self-employed person, cannot be regarded as a likely subject of crime under article 212 of the criminal code of Ukraine”. She also stated the absence of criminal proceedings against people’s Deputy of the radical according to article 368-2 of the criminal code (illicit enrichment), which would allow such an investigation.
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