According to the statement of the Head of the State Property Fund of Ukraine Dmytro Sennychenko, the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) has conducted a special operation to detain three persons, who offered him a record-breaking USD 5 milli
The State Property Fund of Ukraine under the heading of Dmytro Sennychenko began to fight against corruption and now continues the uncompromising policy to clear the economy of Ukraine of oligarchic groups influence, announced by the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi and the Government of Ukaine, headed by the Prime Minister of Ukraine Oleksiy Honcharuk. According to Dmytro Sennychenko, only the real fighting against corruption and elimination of oligarchic influence will give the possibility to attract significant investment to Ukraine and provide effective privatization.
On January 29, 2020 during the special operation of NABU on the statement of the Head of the State Property Fund of Ukraine and with his direct participation there were detained three persons while attempting to offer Dmytro Sennychenko a bribe to obtain support in receiving the control under PJSC “Odessa Port Plant”. Amount of the offered remuneration was USD 5 million.
“I say – no corruption! To everyone who will act against the Law and will commit corruption acts, it will occure the same! I warned all corrupt officials to not even try to provide their schemes and not offer bribes. I have a main task – the permanent investment and transparent privatization and it is equal to fighting against corruption”, - Dmytro Sennychenko commented.
He noted that this incident demonstrates the unwavering decision to change the management, eliminate layings and corruption schemes on the state enterprises. The incident also will be the lesson for everyone who didn’t yet understand a seriousness of intentions of the new authorities and it will be the good sign for international partners and investors, which follow closely reforms in Ukraine and programs of long term investment attraction on the basis of transparency and openness.
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Dmytro Sennychenko was appointed as the State Property Fund of Ukraine in September 2019. Before that he headed famous international investment companies, was the member of the Supervisory Board of the State Enterprise “ProZorro.Sale”.
He started his career in 1997 as an economist in the National Bank of Ukraine.
The State Property Fund of Ukraine plans to set up for privatization 500 objects of small and large-scale privatization. In previous years, in fact, the privatization didn’t take place.