The former mayor of Odessa, Gennady Trukhanov, has been granted full bail in criminal proceedings regarding participation in a criminal organization and illegal acquisition of land plots in the Odessa community.. This was reported by Suspilne with reference to the official’s lawyer Alexander Lysak..

The total amount of bail is 42 million hryvnia. Previously, Trukhanov had already contributed 30 million, but after a court decision to increase the amount he had to pay another 12 million hryvnia. According to the defense lawyer, immediately after the decision they began the payment procedure, and the balance was transferred on November 17.

The lawyer also noted that more than 25 people joined in depositing funds.

Let us recall that Trukhanov is involved in a number of criminal proceedings on corruption. In particular, since 2023, HACS has been hearing the case of Trukhanov on suspicion of embezzling UAH 92 million when purchasing the building of the Krayan plant..

At the end of October, Trukhanov, who had previously been deprived of Ukrainian citizenship, was charged with official negligence..