البرلمان الأوكراني دفع أكثر من 3.4 مليون هريفنيا لدائب محتجز أوكسندر دوبينسكي

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More than 3.4 million hryvnias in public funds were paid to a legislator facing multiple criminal suspicions while in detention. The committee's interpretation means mandate funds continue for the entire parliamentary term even when the legislator cannot physically perform duties. The decision highlights scrutiny of parliamentary payroll rules and the use of public funds for a detained lawmaker. The committee did not authorize salary for time in detention or compensation for unused leave, distinguishing those payments from mandate funds.

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During July–October 2026, the Verkhovna Rada paid more than 3.4 million hryvnias to Olexander Dubinsky, a parliamentary member from the Servant of the People faction who has spent nearly three years in pretrial detention on treason-related suspicions. After the regulations committee considered his request in July for salary, mandate funds and compensation for unused leave, the committee ruled that mandate funds must be paid for the entire period of his parliamentary status, regardless of whether he can physically perform his duties. The decision was made unanimously, with no present member objecting. The Verkhovna Rada apparatus began transferring money three days later; the first payment was almost 200,000 hryvnias, followed by transfers of hundreds of thousands every few days. The committee said that salary is paid only for time actually worked and that detention does not justify salary or unused-leave compensation. Dubinsky did not respond to the journalists’ request for comment.

كيف تصفه المصادر الأوكرانية

Ukrainian-language coverage focused on the parliamentary committee’s interpretation, the mechanism and amount of payments, and the circumstances of the detained lawmaker. The reporting contrasted continued funding for the parliamentary mandate with the refusal to pay salary for detention and compensation for unused leave, while also outlining the criminal suspicions and Dubinsky’s denial of guilt.

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The amount of the single payment identified as salary was reported as either approximately 2,500 hryvnias or 2,918 hryvnias.

الخلفية

Olexander Dubinsky is a Verkhovna Rada member from the Servant of the People faction. The Security Service of Ukraine announced suspicions of treason and involvement in a criminal organization in November 2023, and a court later placed him under detention. Investigators said he used the position “Buratino” and was part of a criminal organization allegedly formed by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Russia. Ukrainian authorities also suspect him in cases involving unlawful border crossings and document falsification. Dubinsky denies guilt and says one suspicion followed criticism of Yermak and Zelensky.