Joke 39 billion: the former commander of “Aydar” reported income for the year – RIA Novosti

18:4830.10.2016

(updated: 18:55 30.10.2016)

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MOSCOW, 30 Jul — RIA Novosti. the Former commander of the nationalist battalion “Aydar”, the Deputy of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Serhiy Melnychuk pointed out in an income Declaration for last year the amount of 38.7 billion dollars.

In the parliamentary group of the party “Narodnaya Volya”, which is a member Melnychuk, assured that the MP thus joked.

Controversial Declaration

In the Declaration, published on the website of the National Agency for prevention of corruption, Melnychuk stated annual income of one trillion hryvnia (38, 7 billion dollars), despite the fact that his salary is about 2.9 thousand dollars (73,5 thousand UAH).

the Declaration also stated the Jeep Grand Cherokee 1994, and “GAS 2411″ 1988 edition. In addition, the ownership Melnychuk located apartment in the winery and land in Vinnytsia region.

39 billion is a lot?

This figure is almost two and a half times higher than the gold reserves of Ukraine, which at the end of September made up of $ 14.5 billion.

Such a state would allow the Ukrainian Deputy to leave behind the American billionaire George Soros, who “only” 24.9 billion dollars.

the Amount of land specified in the Declaration, rather comparable to that of Google co-founder Sergey Brin that this year of 38.5 billion dollars and occupies the 12th place in the list of the richest people in the world, according to Forbes.

“Bad joke”

the parliamentary group “people’s Will” billions of MP blamed on the joke.

“It was such a bad joke on his part,” — said the press service of the Ukrainian information Agency “Apostrophe”.

“the Ukrainian truth” recalled that earlier, another Deputy of the Verkhovna Rada Volodymyr Parasyuk was a joke in the Declaration that the watch he “brought Saint Nicholas.”

Responsibility for incorrect data

the System of electronic Declaration fully earned in Ukraine from September 1. Its launch was one of the conditions of the IMF to continue cooperation with Kiev.

According to the law, Ukrainian officials must submit asset declarations to the end of October. For false specified in the electronic Declaration data officials face administrative and criminal liability.

For inaccurate information in the Declaration in the amount of 5.4 thousand dollars provided for administrative liability. If the difference between the actual and the specified earnings amount to more than 11.7 thousand dollars, possible criminal penalties of deprivation of liberty for a term up to 2 years.

the Former commander of the volunteer battalion “Aydar”, MP Sergey Melnichuk