Seller Oleksandr Drabynko revealed to TSN.ua the secret about who he got the luxury house from.
New details of the high-profile scandal involving the purchase of a house on Pechersk in Kyiv have become known. We will remind, according to the data “Ukrainian Pravda”during the war, People’s Deputy, deputy of the “Servant of the People” faction, Pavlo Halimon, bought a house for 10 million 300 thousand hryvnias, registering it for another person.
The seller he turned out to be Metropolitan of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine (OCU) Oleksandr Drabynkoin the comment for TSN.ua told the details of the history of this house and the purchase agreement.
He confirmed media reports that his brother and a realtor were involved in the sale of the house.
“That’s how it was. I sold the house for a year, and no one bought it, because the price that could be taken in 2013 was high. There was construction around, and even those who came to see the house were not ready to buy for the price was twice as low. There was a buyer, at least someone. They gave it for the price that was offered. I simply had no choice. In 2013 for the house offered 4 million dollars. But then I thought that I would be in Lavra, it was nearby, and I was not going to sell it. But 10 years have passed, he left the house because no one lived there. By the standards of buyers, it was outdated. It lost its value, as a building appeared around it, it became unfit for living,” Drabynko told us.
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When asked about the circumstances under which he, Drabynko, became the owner of an elite estate, he gave the following answer: “This is an inheritance that was handed over to me by the late Metropolitan Volodymyr (Metropolitan of Kyiv and All Ukraine – Ed.). An inheritance for which all taxes were paid in due time and registered as a purchase and sale.”
To this, Drabynko added: “My opinion regarding resonance: it is my property. I sell to whomever I want and for as much as I want. This is my personal matter. I consider this: whether I sell a cow or a house – it does not matter. For how much and to whom. I don’t understand why it got hyped. I am not a buyer, but a seller. This is my property.”
Summarizing, Drabynko added that all other questions should be addressed to Pavlo Halimon.
In turn, immediately after the scandal, the head of the “Servant of the People” faction David Arahamiya reported to his Telegram channel that Pavlo Halimon will be dismissed from the post of deputy.
“If you are a people’s deputy and have a couple of extra million hryvnias, then you should help your country. This is your duty,” said Arahamia. “Therefore, of course, the ethical component of this act contradicts our values and our vision of what during the war should be dealt with by a people’s deputy. For this, Pavlo Halimon will be dismissed from the post of deputy head of our faction. As for other forms of responsibility, we call on law enforcement agencies to start an investigation and give a legal assessment of these events. If the law was violated, then it must be punished “.
Simultaneously Pavlo Halimon to TSN.ua’s offer to comment on the scandal in which his name appears, he answered quite discreetly: “I am always in favor of objectivity. Let’s wait for the conclusions of the law enforcement officers, and then I will provide a comment.”
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