Law enforcement officers in the Kyiv region have exposed an official of a banking institution. He is suspected of helping conscripts illegally cross the state border of Ukraine.
This was reported today, May 22, by the press service of the Main Directorate of the National Police of the Kyiv Region.
The investigation established that a Kyiv resident had set up a scheme to fictitiously employ conscripted men at critical infrastructure facilities. In this way, they received reservations and were then able to cross the Ukrainian border.
“The suspect assured clients that he had the necessary connections and would provide: fictitious employment, entering data into relevant registers, and making reservations until 2027. In fact, it was about creating artificial grounds for illegally crossing the state border under martial law,” the regional prosecutor's office said in a statement.
While receiving $8,000, the suspect was detained and evidence was seized, law enforcement officials informed. Investigators informed the official about suspicion of organizing illegal smuggling of persons across the state border of Ukraine (Part 3 of Article 332 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine). The sanction of the article provides for up to nine years in prison. Currently, law enforcement officials are establishing the involvement of other citizens in illegal activities.