Media found real estate worth 4.5 million UAH in Odessa MSC nurse: OVA reaction.

The head of the Odessa OVA, Oleh Kiper, commented on information about a nurse from the medical and social expert commission (MSC) who was discovered to own property in the city's center worth 4.5 million UAH by journalists.

During a briefing of the OVA head, journalists asked Kiper about the nurse of the regional medical-social expert commission and the district TCC and SC, who was found to have real estate in the center of Odessa worth about 4.5 million UAH.  The media reported that the property in the «Athena» shopping center was not declared, raising suspicions about a possible corrupt origin.

Oleh Kiper noted that undeclared property is an evident violation. However, he refrained from commenting on the presence of real estate and its origin, noting that all details should be established by law enforcement agencies.

«Competent authorities handle this. I am not authorized to discuss their work. Until they have studied this matter, we haven't figured it out – it could be inheritance, a gift, or something else,» said the head of the OVA.

According to the official, at the moment, it is impossible to ascertain exactly where the nurse obtained such real estate. «It could be inheritance, a gift, or something else. It is important for the relevant authorities to thoroughly examine this issue. I would not comment on details until there are official conclusions, it is not within my authority,» he believes.

Recall that the State Bureau of Investigations exposed an organized group of doctors who helped healthy men of conscription age obtain medical documents, allowing the MSC to recognize them as unfit for service.

It should be noted that on the eve of the harsh reform of MSCs, «Glavcom» researched the assets of the heads of regional centers of medical and social expertise, which they officially declared. 18 of the 25 heads of regional MSCs turned out to be official millionaires. The top three wealthiest is opened by the head of the Khmelnytsky Regional Medical and Social Expertise Center, Tetyana Krupa. Last year she received 661.5 thousand UAH in salary, 166 thousand UAH in pension; her other income was 1.15 million UAH. She kept 678 thousand UAH, $15.5 thousand, 32.5 thousand euros in banks; cash amounted to 15.2 million UAH and $160 thousand.

As reported, according to the Security Service materials, 64 officials of medical-social expert commissions (MSC) are suspected of committing crimes, and more than 4,000 disability conclusions were canceled.

Incidentally, today, on October 29, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine adopted in entirety bill №11225 regarding the improvement of procedures for conducting medical and social expertise.