People’s Deputy from Batkivshchyna Valery Dubil may be involved in illegal construction on state lands in the Chernihiv region.
Details: In the Chernihiv region, on the land plot of the state enterprise “Forests of Ukraine”, illegal structures were erected, which the court declared illegal. Since February 2024, the Prilutsk District Prosecutor’s Office has been trying through the court to force the demolition of the buildings, but the situation is complicated by the fact that those responsible for the construction have not yet been identified.
However, journalists say that everything points to the involvement of MP from the Batkivshchyna party Valery Dubil in this case.
The decision of the Economic Court of the Chernihiv region dated June 13, 2024 states that the area of the seized plot is 54 acres.
Journalists found out that in 2022 it was transferred for use to the Nadezhda Youth Initiative charity foundation. This fund is associated with Valery Dubil: he is the chairman of the supervisory board, and two of his sons are among the founders.
Investigators claim that at the end of 2021, the charitable foundation asked to allocate 4.4 hectares of land in the forest for long-term use – for 49 years. “Nadezhda” sent the final letter with a request to transfer the forest for use to the Chernihiv regional administration on February 10, 2022.
In September 2022, the Chernihiv Regional State Administration decided to transfer this land to the fund for five years, but the agreement was signed only in March 2024.
Journalists found that construction of the unauthorized construction began in 2017, long before the official conclusion of the contract. Even then there were visible signs of the construction of structures, but neither the prosecutor’s office nor law enforcement officers took measures to stop the illegal construction. Interestingly, the estate of the Dubilov family is located nearby, which only strengthens suspicions regarding their participation in this construction.
According to investigators, everything indicates that someone was sure that it was possible to build, and “the documents will be drawn up later.”
Also, according to journalists, the Prilutsky district police department even investigated criminal proceedings to seize the site in 2021. “They were looking for those who had seized the site and were building it,” the investigators note.
Moreover, journalists claim that during the investigation, Dubil gained access to their requests, in particular those sent to the prosecutor’s office. It is unknown how exactly the documents came into the possession of the people’s deputy. However, Dubil himself agreed to the meeting, although he refused to comment on camera.
“The court recognizes that the construction is illegal and must be demolished. But the one who built must demolish. And this is definitely not “Forests of Ukraine”. But the prosecutor’s office has not yet asked for Dubil’s fund,” the investigation says.