Dmytro Oleksiyovych Gorozhankin

Position: Prosecutor of the Office of the Prosecutor General

Date and place of birth:

09.06.1979 Place – Information is being clarified

Information about relatives:

Gorozhankin Maksym Dmitrievich (son)
Gorozhankina Viktoriya Grigorivna (ex-wife, marriage dissolved in 2015)

Education:

information is being clarified

Information about work (when, where worked, in what positions):

11.08.2016 – – appointed to the position of Senior Investigator in Particularly Important Cases of the First Department for the Investigation of Criminal Proceedings of the Department for the Investigation of Particularly Important Cases of the Main Investigation Department of the Prosecutor General's Office of Ukraine

05.07.2018 – prosecutor of the second department of procedural management of the department of procedural management in criminal proceedings of investigators of the central apparatus of the State Bureau of Investigation of the Department of procedural management in criminal proceedings under investigation by the State Bureau of Investigation

Violation of legislation within the framework of the case:
Based on the content of the disciplinary complaint filed by the witness in case No. 367/4466/22 (case of treason three residents of Kyiv region), the following alleged violations of the law and standards of prosecutorial activity can be identified:

Prosecutor Horozhankin showed systemic passivity in the legal processHe did not ask questions of witnesses, did not make any motions, did not respond to the defense's remarks, and did not actually support the prosecution's line of argument. Such behavior contradicts the prosecutor's duties as a representative of the state prosecution.

A separate violation concerns improper handling of evidence. The witness gave him photos taken during the occupation to include in the case. The prosecutor refused to request their inclusion and gave these materials to the defense without permission, which created a risk of information leakage and violation of the witness's rights.

Its behavior in the courtroom raises doubts about objectivity and impartiality. Gorozhankin maintained informal conversations with the accused, discussed extraneous topics, demonstrating loyalty instead of procedural distance.

Also the prosecutor ignored safety risks to witnessesHe did not inform the applicant about the accused's release despite her statement about the threats, and in response to her indignation, he raised his voice, accused the SBU of incompetence, and questioned her testimony.

In general, the actions of Prosecutor Horozhankin violate the requirements of the Code of Criminal Procedure of Ukraine, the Law "On the Prosecutor's Office", and standards of ethical behavior, jeopardizing not only the credibility of the prosecution, but also the very effectiveness of the trial.

Involvement in cases that had a public resonance (in which case was he noticed, status within this case, year, month):

1. In November 2017, a senior investigator of the Prosecutor General's Office Dmytro Horozhankin closed criminal proceedings regarding a large-scale corruption scheme involving the transfer of over 300 hectares of state land of the state enterprise "Pushcha-Vodytsia" private developers, in particular Stolitsa Group.
   
   These are deals that could have cost the state about 200 thousand sq m of housing due to dubious investment agreements concluded without the approval of the Cabinet of Ministers.
   
   Journalistic investigation "Our Money" (2021) called Gorozhankin's decision key for legalization schemeHe closed the case. the next day after the developer withdrew the appeal in the related court.
   
   Despite attempts by the new leadership of the State Prosecutor's Office to appeal this decision, the courts sided with the prosecutor's office. Gorozhankin's actions are seen as contributed to the developer and made further investigation impossible.
   
2. In addition to the case of the State Enterprise "Pushcha-Vodytsia", Dmytro Horozhankin also appears in a journalistic investigation Ukrainian truth — "How High-profile Cases Were "Drained". Secrets of the Prosecutor General's Office during the Time of Vitaliy Yarema" (December 2014 – January 2015).
   
   The material is about systematic closure of cases against Yanukovych's associates, in particular the former Minister of Ecology Mykola Zlochevsky. Gorozhankin is mentioned among employees of the Prosecutor General's Officewho in 2014 were involved in providing letters that effectively “exonerated” the suspect, despite the open proceedings on the fact of illegal enrichment of $23.5 million.
   
   These documents allowed Zlochevsky's side to lift the seizure of assets in London, and the proceedings in Ukraine were artificially transferred from the GPU to the police. Later, under public pressure, the Prosecutor General's Office did announce suspicion, but — late, when the documents needed for the defense had already been used in a British court.
   
3. During the appeal hearing, Gorozhankin, acting as a prosecutor in the case of aiding an aggressor state, instead of supporting the first instance verdict, actually took the position of defense. The accused, as part of an organized group, collaborated with the company "Yuzhatomenergoproekt" LLC and through intermediaries transferred design and technical documentation for nuclear power plants in the Russian Federation (branches of the Rosenergoatom concern, which is part of the Rosatom state corporation). The prosecutor requested the application of Art. 69 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine and replacing the sentence of 10 years in prison with a fine of 25,000 tax-free minimum incomes. This position of the prosecutor testified to an attempt to significantly mitigate responsibility in a case involving aiding and abetting an aggressor state, despite the fact that such crimes directly encroach on the foundations of national security and require a strict and consistent response from the prosecutor's office.
   

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