Under the procedural guidance of the Kyiv City Prosecutor's Office, the head of the executive body of the Kyiv City Council (KCSA) has been notified of suspicion for using forged documents to organize private trips abroad under the guise of business trips.

Thus, in November 2023, the official traveled to the city of Barcelona (Spain) under the pretext of participating in the Smart City Expo World Congress. This is an annual three-day exhibition. The official's business trip lasted from November 4 to November 12, 2023. At the same time, it was established that the invitation, which served as the basis for the official trip, was not sent to him by the event organizers. In other words, the invitation letter was forged.

Furthermore, in September 2024, the official traveled to Florence, Italy, under the pretext of participating in the Observatory on Re-Generation conference. It was established that for organizing the trip, he again used an invitation letter that the event organizers had not sent to him. The business trip lasted from October 13 to October 20, 2024. Following these trips, the official submitted written reports on the business trips. It was established that the suspect did not travel abroad alone but accompanied by family members.

His actions have been qualified under three articles of the Criminal Code of Ukraine, namely:

- under part 3 of article 358 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (forgery of an official document issued by an enterprise, which grants rights, with the aim of using it by the forger or another person, committed by a group of persons in prior conspiracy; repeated forgery of a document);

- under part 4 of article 358 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (use of a knowingly forged document);

- under part 1 of article 366 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (inclusion by an official of knowingly false information in official documents).

It should be noted that according to the resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, which regulates the rules for traveling abroad during martial law, the departure of officials outside Ukraine is possible only with the appropriate orders for business trips, issued based on official documents confirming the purpose of the trip.

The pre-trial investigation under the procedural guidance of the Kyiv City Prosecutor's Office is being conducted by investigators of the Main Directorate of the National Police in Kyiv with operational support from the Main Directorate of the Security Service of Ukraine in Kyiv and the Kyiv region.

Note: according to article 62 of the Constitution of Ukraine, a person is presumed innocent of committing a crime and cannot be subjected to criminal punishment until their guilt is proven in a lawful manner and established by a guilty verdict of the court.