The Prosecutor's Office Did Not Withdraw Charges Against NABU Detective Viktor Husarov — Office of Prosecutor General
On Thursday, June 4, the Shevchenkivskyi District Court of Kyiv released NABU detective Viktor Husarov from criminal liability. In a comment, the Office of the Prosecutor General informed the "Judicial and Legal Newspaper" that the prosecution did not withdraw the charges in this criminal proceeding.
"On the contrary, the suspect admitted his guilt in committing the criminal offense under Part 3 of Article 362 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine and agreed to be released from criminal liability due to the expiration of the statute of limitations, which is not a rehabilitating circumstance," said the head of the OGP Communications Department, Maryana Haiovska, in a comment to the "Judicial and Legal Newspaper".
The Prosecutor General's Office reported that the case was closed by the court not because of the absence of a crime, not due to the prosecution withdrawing the charges, and not because of insufficient evidence of unauthorized actions with information. The court's decision was made due to the expiration of the statute of limitations after the person admitted guilt.
"During the investigation, it was established that the suspect transmitted information about Ukrainian citizens obtained using the Ministry of Internal Affairs databases. Considering the nature of these actions, the circumstances of passing information to his former colleague—a law enforcement officer who left for the temporarily occupied territory of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea in February 2014—the investigation also examined the version of possible state treason," the Office of the Prosecutor General stated.
The Office of the Prosecutor General noted that this version was subject to procedural evaluation; however, there was insufficient evidence of intent to transmit the specified information specifically to a representative of the aggressor state.
"In this regard, the prosecutor made a lawful decision to close the proceedings in this part. At the same time, this in no way refutes the established fact of the criminal offense under Part 3 of Article 362 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. It is precisely in this part that the person admitted guilt," they explained.
Since the incriminated actions were committed between 2012 and 2015, by the time the investigation was completed, the statute of limitations for criminal liability had expired. This is an independent ground directly provided for by Article 49 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
On March 13, 2026, the prosecutor filed a motion with the court to release the person from criminal liability due to the expiration of the statute of limitations and the person's admission of guilt. On June 4, 2026, the Shevchenkivskyi District Court of Kyiv granted this motion.
Author: Volodymyr Pravo
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