In the Kyiv region, law enforcement officers have identified a former employee of a territorial recruitment and social support center, who is suspected of extorting a bribe to help avoid mobilization. The detention occurred during the transfer of money.<\/p>\n
According to the Kyiv Regional Prosecutor’s Office, investigators from the Main Directorate of the National Police, together with operatives of the Security Service of Ukraine, identified and detained the former head of the mobilization department of one of the district territorial centers of the capital.<\/p>\n
The investigation showed that the suspect demanded 4,500 US dollars from the citizen. For this amount, he promised to use his connections and influence officials at one of the Kyiv CCCs so they would make a decision that would allow him to avoid conscription for military service during mobilization.<\/p>\n
Law enforcement officers recorded illegal activity and caught the defendant while receiving an illegal benefit. The detention was carried out in accordance with Article 208 of the Criminal Procedure Code of Ukraine.<\/p>\n
The man has already been charged under Part 3 of Article 369-2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine with receiving an unlawful benefit for influencing an official’s decision. The court has chosen a preventive measure in the form of detention, with bail set at 665 thousand hryvnias.<\/p>\n
The pre-trial investigation is ongoing; law enforcement officers are continuing to establish all the circumstances of the case and the possible involvement of other persons.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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