Ukraine's anti-corruption court sets UAH 300m bail for MP in registry raiding case

An investigating judge of Ukraine's High Anti-Corruption Court (HACC) on 11 September set bail of UAH 300 million for a sitting member of parliament suspected of taking part in a criminal organisation that seized companies and real estate by interfering with the Ministry of Justice's information networks and forging court decisions, the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) said in a statement on its official channel. The deputy is not named.

According to NABU, the investigation has established the deputy's involvement in creating the organisation, in the raider takeover in autumn 2025 of two companies whose assets were worth UAH 248 million in total, and in preparations in spring 2026 to seize real estate in Kyiv worth more than UAH 207 million, which was not completed. The case is at the pre-trial stage, and the presumption of innocence applies.

For businesses the case is about the integrity of the state's ownership records. NABU alleges that the organisation used unauthorised access to the Ministry of Justice's automated networks, together with forged court decisions and title documents, to move ownership of assets belonging to legal entities, according to its release of 20 August. The bureau describes the targets as high-value real estate and other assets of legal entities.

What the bail order requires

The investigating judge imposed bail of UAH 300 million and the following obligations, according to the statement:

• to appear when summoned by detectives, prosecutors and the court;
• not to leave Ukraine without the permission of the detective, the prosecutor and the court;
• to report any change of residence;
• to refrain from contact with other suspects and witnesses in the case;
• to surrender all passports for foreign travel, and other documents allowing exit from and entry into Ukraine, to the State Migration Service.

The statement does not say how long the obligations last or whether the bail has been posted.

What NABU alleges

NABU and the Specialised Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAPO) said on 20 August that the organisation was led by current and former MPs and involved high-ranking officials of the Office of the President, according to the release. The bureau says the aim of one of the two autumn 2025 takeovers was control of real estate in central Kyiv valued at more than UAH 500 million, and that the May 2026 attempt on Kyiv real estate failed for reasons beyond the group's control.

The same release alleges that some members, in collusion with representatives and officials of a state-owned bank, laundered UAH 150 million in cash in June 2026 through accounts of shell companies, to pay bail for a member of the organisation in the separate Midas case. An organised group formed from its members also planned an unlawful deprivation of liberty and kidnapping to gain control of a business, which was prevented. Notices of suspicion were served on 19 August 2026 under Articles 255, 191, 206-2, 209, 358 and 361 of the Criminal Code.

On 28 August NABU and SAPO added a further suspect, a businessman and former member of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Council of the seventh convocation, according to a second release. NABU says the leaders brought him in to use his informal influence in the judicial system, and that he ensured commercial court judges issued rulings in favour of companies or people linked to the organisation.

What the statements do not say

None of the NABU documents names the suspects, the two companies, the state-owned bank or the Presidential Office officials involved. They do not say whether the Ministry of Justice has reversed any registration made through the alleged interference, or whether any commercial court ruling has been challenged. The 28 August release says the pre-trial investigation is continuing.

The next procedural step is the end of the pre-trial investigation and any indictment, for which NABU has given no date. As of 17 October, NABU and SAPO had reported no change to the bail order and no indictment on their official channels (NABU, SAPO).