The SBI confirmed the detention of Ihor Mazepa in connection with allegations of illegal privatization of land plots in Kyiv Oblast, where he is accused as the mastermind behind the land acquisition scheme.

The SBI detained businessman Ihor Mazepa over the illegal privatisation of land plots in Kyiv Oblast. The case file lists Mazepa as 'the mastermind behind the land acquisition'.

Mazepa's detention is related to the acquisition of land rights for the construction of the luxurious cottage resort Goodlife Park in the Vyshhorod district, Kyiv Oblast.

Ihor Mazepa orchestrated an illegal seizure of lands in the Vyshgorod District of Kyiv region to construct a cottage town called 'Goodlife Park'

Over 7 hectares of Water Fund land along the Kyiv dam between Khotyanovka and Lebedevka were unlawfully transferred from state ownership to private individuals under control for 'gardening purposes'

Three additional members of Mazepa's organization, including his brother, were detained in various regions of Ukraine

Over two dozen people are involved in the case

The defendants are charged with creation, leadership, and participation in a criminal organization, illegal privatization of state property, and legalization of property acquired through criminal means

On 19 January, the Kyiv Prosecutor's Office opened proceedings over obstruction of the work of journalist Yuriy Nikolov.