A full audit of Herman Halushchenko’s 2025 declaration began on 16 March, raising fresh questions about alleged funding of his son’s Swiss education.
The head of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Anti-Corruption Policy, Anastasia Radina, who is part of the Servant of the People faction, said that the National Agency on Corruption Prevention has begun a full verification of Herman Halushchenko’s declaration – the former Minister of Energy and ex-Minister of Justice. According to the deputy, the NACP’s response to her inquiry confirms when exactly the check will begin and whether it will cover, in particular, data on paying for his children’s education in Switzerland.
Earlier, reporters from Schemes investigative program reported that Halushchenko’s son studies for about $200,000 per year at one of Switzerland’s most expensive colleges. It is estimated that four years of study could cost at least $700,000, or about 26 million hryvnias – which significantly exceeds the official income and declared family savings of Herman Halushchenko.
“The question of carrying out a full verification of the declaration or monitoring of the lifestyle can be resolved after providing factual data.”
– NACP
After the publication, Schemes journalists sent an inquiry to NACP asking to comment on the journalists’ findings. In response, the agency noted that “the question of carrying out a full verification of the declaration or monitoring of the lifestyle can be resolved after providing factual data.”
Verification timelines and Radina’s clarifications
On Anastasia Radina’s Facebook page, she said that in response to her request the NACP stated that “the full verification of the declaration filed by Herman Halushchenko for 2025 (before his dismissal) began on March 16, 2026.”
The head of the anti-corruption policy committee noted that this is already her second appeal to the agency asking for clarification on exactly when Halushchenko’s declaration would begin to be checked. The Schemes material also mentioned other issues, including the rent of the seized house of the former Interior Minister from Viktor Yanukovych’s era – Vitaliy Zaharchenko.
“Moreover, during the consideration of the issue of selecting a preventive measure at the High Anti-Corruption Court, Halushchenko stated that the education of his children in Switzerland was paid for by a wealthy godfather and a relative. However such generous gifts are not reflected in the declaration – and perjury in the declaration carries criminal liability.”
– Anastasia Radina
The NACP said that the verification of Halushchenko’s declaration would last up to 120 days with the possibility of an extension of another 60 days if there are grounds. In December 2025, Schemes journalists published material according to which the son of the former minister – Maxim Halushchenko – is in his fourth year of study at College Alpin International Beau Soleil in Switzerland, and he is mentioned in NABU’s tapes in the Midas case about a large-scale corruption scheme in the energy sector.
“The education expenses for Halushchenko’s son were not mentioned in the declaration. In total, over four years they could amount to around $700,000, or nearly 26 million hryvnias – which significantly exceeds the official income and the family’s declared savings of the former high-ranking official.”
– Schemes
In December 2025, Halushchenko’s lawyer told journalists that “these matters are being handled by his former wife” and that they are part of the investigations. She is also involved in a money-laundering scheme disclosed by NABU and SAP. The investigation revealed transfers of over $7.4 million to foundation accounts controlled by the suspect’s family, as well as other substantial sums – part of the funds were placed on the accounts of the former wife of Halushchenko.
“A photo of Maxim Halushchenko at the college cannot unconditionally testify to the education of his son, and may reflect participation in lectures or scholarship programs for internally displaced persons. Therefore the provided information does not confirm the specifically paid education of Halushchenko G.V.’s son.”
– NACP
After the Schemes investigation was published, Schemes contacted NACP with questions about how to respond to what was found. In response, the agency stated that the provided information does not confirm the fact of paying for the son’s education at the specified college and does not contain verified data regarding Halushchenko’s assets after November 28, 2019, which requires additional factual substantiation.
“The lack of factual data in the information you provided about Halushchenko and his family acquiring assets after 28.11.2019 and the gap between their value and legal incomes by more than 1,500 subsistence minimums – the question of carrying out a full verification of the declaration can be resolved after providing such data.”
– NACP
On February 15, NABU announced that Halushchenko was detained while attempting to leave Ukraine, marking a continuation of the resonant investigations and circumstances surrounding him and his entourage.