Vitaliy Khomutynnik, a member of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Tax and Customs Policy, the head of the Vidrodzhennia deputy group, has denied accusations by the Prosecutor General’s Office of Ukraine (PGO) of a possible tax evasion.
“During 20 years I have declared my income and paid taxes, therefore I have nothing to fear and I am sure that I’m right. The main thing is that there should be no political implication in the actions of law enforcers, and criminal proceedings against me are not used as a lever for influencing the deputy group in the parliament to vote for pro-governmental reforms,” the report reads.
According to a press release, the Kyiv Pechersky District Court granted the request of the prosecutor and ordered unscheduled documentary checks on the deputy on compliance with the requirements of tax, currency and other legislation for the period from 1998 to 2016.
The court provided the Prosecutor General’s Office with access to the declarations of Khomutynnik for 2015 and 2016.
