The High Anti-Corruption Court upheld the second claim of the Ministry of Justice to confiscate the assets of collaborator Volodymyr Saldo.
The new case against Saldo was considered by the HACC in a simplified proceeding because the justifications to confiscate his assets had been established in previous decisions. This time, the court seized the assets not only of Saldo, but also of his wife Iryna and the Design and Construction Company Khersonbud.
The HACC decided to confiscate:
- UAH 1,274.15, stored in the account with SENSE BANK JSC,
- UAH 413,911.39, stored in the account with RAIFFEISEN BANK JSC,
- USD 319.88, stored in the account with RAIFFEISEN BANK JSC,
- cash in the amount of EUR 1,174.71, stored in the account with RAIFFEISEN BANK JSC;
- 8.5636% of shares of PJSC Design and Construction Company Khersonbud, in the amount of 132,211 items, nominal value UAH 1.5.
Saldo was once the mayor of Kherson and a member of the Kherson City Council, but after February 24, 2022, he switched to the side of the enemy. Currently, Saldo is a Gauleiter of the Kherson Regional State Administration, appointed to this position by the Russian occupiers.
In March 2022, Saldo participated in a rally supporting Russian aggression against Ukraine, after which he contributed to the creation and became a member of the so-called “Committee for the Salvation of Peace and Order,” or rather, the body for cooperation with the Russian occupation in Kherson Oblast.
Earlier in May 2023, the HACC already confiscated a number of assets of the traitor Saldo, in particular, 12 real estate objects, the corporate rights of 4 enterprises, and 1 vehicle. More information about this and other confiscations of assets of Putin’s henchmen can be found on the online platform of Transparency International Ukraine.
According to the register of assets of the State Property Fund of Ukraine, the confiscated assets of Saldo have already been transferred to the SPFU and are being prepared for sale. So, we are waiting for the traitor’s assets to finally be used to rebuild the country.
It is important to note that criminal proceedings were opened against Saldo on suspicion of high treason committed under martial law, which aggravates the punishment (Art. 111, part 2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine). On November 8, the Malynovskyi Court of Odesa delivered a verdict in which it found Saldo guilty of high treason and sentenced him to 15 years in prison with confiscation of property. However, it is not yet known which property should be confiscated under this decision. We wrote more about why sanctions are no substitute for punishment here.
The new case against Saldo was considered by the HACC in a simplified proceeding because the justifications to confiscate his assets had been established in previous decisions. This time, the court seized the assets not only of Saldo, but also of his wife Iryna and the Design and Construction Company Khersonbud.
What other traitors’ property was confiscated?
Through the sanctions mechanism, the assets of fugitive President Yanukovych were also confiscated and transferred to the SPFU: among them are money, 16 real estate objects, 1 ship, 2 cars, the corporate rights in 2 enterprises, as well as 537 art values and works of art.
Earlier, the court sentenced Yevhen Balytskyi, pseudo-governor of Zaporizhzhia Oblast, and Oleksandr Saulenko, Gauleiter of Berdiansk, in absentia to 15 years in prison and confiscated their assets. However, due to the closed nature of these criminal proceedings, we do not know which assets are referred to.
So far, the assets of Oleksii Kovaliov, the late ex-MP from the Servant of the People who switched to the side of the enemy, have been seized but not yet confiscated. Corporate rights to Kovaliov’s assets were seized and transferred to the management of the ARMA. These private companies were previously part of the Channel 4 group of companies.
This publication was prepared by Transparency International Ukraine with the financial support of Sweden.
According to the register of assets of the State Property Fund of Ukraine, the confiscated assets of Saldo have already been transferred to the SPFU and are being prepared for sale. So, we are waiting for the traitor's assets to finally be used to rebuild the country.
