Bounty for Russian operative Girkin would still need to be declared to anti-corruption authorities, NAZK says
If the bounty on the head of wanted Russian operative Igor Girkin is claimed, that money would still need to be declared. (Photo:MyKiev_net/Twitter)
If the bounty on the head of wanted Russian operative Igor Girkin, who is believed to have joined the front lines in Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine, is claimed, that money would still need to be declared to the anti-corruption authorities, the National Agency on Corruption Prevention (NAZK) said on Telegram on Oct. 16.
"...Will it be possible for the declarant to receive a reward for handing over terrorist Girkin to the (Main Intelligence Directorate)?" NAZK wrote as part of an FAQ.
“Yes, the law does not prohibit the receipt of such a reward by those required to declare their income. At the same time, these funds must be indicated as income in the declaration for 2022.”
Earlier, the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine announced a reward in the amount of $100,000 for capturing Girkin – alive.
Girkin, alias Strelkov, is a Russian FSB intelligence service operative and former so-called "Minister of Defense of the Donetsk People’s Republic”. Ukraine’s SBU security service, and the Prosecutor General's Office, have opened a number of cases against Girkin for “terrorist activities, torture, murder, and violation of state sovereignty."
Girkin has also been put on the international wanted list by the Netherlands, where the trial in the case of the downing of Boeing 777 over the Russian-occupied part of Donbas in 2014 is ongoing. He is a suspect in that case.
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