"This text has been supported by both SAP and NABU, and it aligns with our international obligations," wrote Zheleznyak.
The MP explained that, in addition to a reduced sentence, the court could impose a substantial fine as an additional punishment:
- for minor offenses – from 20,000 to 120,000 tax-exempt minimum income amounts (NMDG);
- for serious offenses – from 120,000 to 6 million NMDG;
- for particularly serious offenses – from 270,000 to 12 million NMDG.
The court may also confiscate the property of the defendant in such cases, provided that this type of punishment is agreed upon.
However, this tool cannot be generally applied to the organizers of schemes, unless the organizer exposes another organizer.
If we are talking about less serious crimes and if these are not large schemes involving accomplices, the defendant who fully compensates for the damages, pays the fine, and may additionally face confiscation could receive a reduced sentence.
"The law needs to be signed by October 31 to secure funding under the Ukraine Facility Plan. For €4 billion," Zheleznyak added.