Court hearing of lawsuit against head of education authority
Desnyansky District Court in Chernihiv has begun hearing a case initiated by the prosecution against Vasyl Bilohura. He holds the position of head of the city education department and is a deputy from the "Ridnyi Dim" party. The main subject of the lawsuit is the demand to recover 1.28 million hryvnias from the official.
Allegations of inflated repair costs
According to the prosecution, during the reconstruction works at Gymnasium No. 13, the education department allowed an overpayment to the contracting company "Bud-Arvest". The reason cited by the prosecution was the inflation of prices for construction materials. The total cost of the repair works was 74 million hryvnias, of which 64 million were provided as a grant from Switzerland.
History of suspension and return to office
Vasyl Bilohura was suspended from his duties back in June of this year. However, by September, he had returned to his leadership position. It is worth noting that on 3 November, the official personally met a Swiss delegation that visited the very gymnasium where the disputed works were carried out.
Defence position and reaction of the parties
The suspect's lawyer, Yaroslav Pidmohilny, denies the allegations. According to him, neither the city council nor the Swiss grantor DOCCU raised any claims regarding the repairs carried out. Furthermore, the defence emphasises that all cost estimates underwent proper prior verification. Vasyl Bilohura himself also does not admit guilt in committing the offence.
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