Anti-corruption officials detain Ternopil Oblast council chairman for bribery
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Detectives from the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) have detained the chairman of the Ternopil Regional Council, Mykhailo Holovko, and two members of the regional military-civilian administration, for accepting bribes, NABU reported on Telegram on June 26.
The detainees demanded UAH 1.8 million ($49,000) in exchange for signing work completion certificates, the agency said.
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The officials were caught red-handed while they were receiving the third tranche of bribes – UAH 600,000 ($16,000) – by NABU and the Specialized Anti-corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO).
Holovko is an MP from the All-Ukrainian Union "Svoboda" party, representing Ukraine's 164th electoral district in northern Ternopil Oblast as a member of Svoboda. He became the head of the Ternopil Regional Council in November 2020.
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