For $7,500 — to go abroad: trial begins in Kyiv against organizers of mobilization evasion scheme
$7,500 — that’s how much a fictitious certificate costs to travel abroad. The organizers of this scheme will now stand trial.
The Desnyansky District Prosecutor’s Office of Kyiv reported the completion of a pre-trial investigation into three individuals who created a channel for illegally smuggling men out of Ukraine. The indictment has already been sent to court.
The investigation found that the defendants had previously agreed to create a scheme that allowed men in military service to leave the country despite the current bans.
The schemes used included issuing fictitious certificates for caring for a seriously ill wife, and another manipulation involved women raising children to obtain fatherhood status for men with three children.
The organizers received $7,500 from each man for their services.
The case is classified under Part 3 of Article 332 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine, which regulates the illegal smuggling of persons across the state border by an organized group.
Under current legislation, the accused face imprisonment for 7 to 9 years, with the confiscation of property.
It is additionally reported that special forces of the “Brotherhood” unit of the GUR of the Ministry of Defense carried out a combat mission in the gray zone in southern Ukraine in the area of Velyki Kuchugury. After the operation, this territory came under Ukrainian control, and the national flag was raised over the island.
