The Number of Raiding Cases Increased 1.5 Times in a Month

The number of raiding cases has been rising in recent years, although it has yet to reach the levels seen before the full-scale invasion. Since the beginning of the year, 188 proceedings have been initiated under raiding-related articles. This is 1.3 times higher than the corresponding period last year, which saw 147 proceedings. However, it is still half the number recorded in 2021, which had 398 cases.

In the months leading up to the full-scale invasion, an average of 50 new cases were registered monthly. At the beginning of this year, 32 new proceedings were opened per month, but by May, the number had reached 52.

Overall, raiding cases are opened under articles related to document forgery (Article 205-1 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine), obstruction of legitimate business activities (Article 206 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine), and unlawful seizure of property of an enterprise (Article 206-2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine), among others.

Most commonly recorded raiding cases through document forgery is the most frequently recorded type, accounting for 138 or 73% of all cases this year.

Since the beginning of the year, 29 criminal proceedings have been opened for obstruction of legitimate business activities and 21 for unlawful seizure of enterprise property. Notably, no new cases concerning obstruction of business activities or unlawful seizure of enterprise property have reached the court since the start of the year.

According to the Anti-Raiding Office, the number of complaints about raiding actions is increasing year by year. In the first five months of this year, 1,255 complaints were received. By comparison, there were 1,905 such complaints in the entire previous year.