MP Skorokhod says voice in video release by anti-corruption sleuths not hers - media
Suspected of inciting bribery, MP Hanna Skorokhod (from the "For the Future" group) has said after being questioned by the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) on Monday that she "did not take money from anyone and did not give any instructions to receive it," Suspilne reports.
She confirmed that she is indeed in the video released by NABU from the searches, but claims that the voice heard in the recording allegedly does not belong to her. "Skorokhod said that she asked the bureau to provide her with the full version and believes that if the entire video is released, the case will fall apart," the report says.
As reported, on December 5, MP Skorokhod, her assistant, and her accomplice were informed of the suspicion. According to the investigation, the members of the criminal group, led by the People's Deputy, offered a business representative $250,000 to organize the imposition of sanctions by the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine (NSDC - IF-U) on a competitor's company. The perpetrators claimed that they had the opportunity to transfer the illegal benefit for the adoption of sanctions decisions to officials of state authorities, in particular to members of the NSDC.
As the investigation established, after receiving $125,000, the "client" was informed that this part would be transferred to NSDC officials. However, neither the NSDC members nor other officials were given the money, since the perpetrators were unable to find a person who would agree to commit illegal actions.
The deputy involved her assistant and several intermediaries in the "scheme", one of whom was responsible for receiving the bribe.
The persons involved in the case were informed of the suspicion of committing a crime, which is classified as Part 4 of Article 27, Part 4 of Article 369 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (incitement to provide an official who occupies a particularly responsible position with an unlawful benefit for the official's actions in the interests of the person providing such a benefit, using his official position, committed by prior conspiracy by a group of persons).
On December 8, Skorokhod came to the NABU for questioning.
