The Bila Tserkva District Prosecutor's Office of the Kyiv Region has reported a 68-year-old man to the police for suspicion. He is accused of organizing a scheme to illegally smuggle men liable for military service across the state border of Ukraine.
This was reported by the press services of the Main Directorate of the National Police of the Kyiv Region and the regional prosecutor's office.
According to the case materials, in November last year, a 68-year-old resident of Vinnytsia region, together with his accomplices, promised to help one of the “clients” go abroad.
He was supposed to make a fake Bulgarian passport and driver's license, and also provided detailed instructions on how to cross the border under the guise of a foreigner. The service cost $8,000.
“Law enforcement officers documented the receipt of the first part of the illegal benefit ($1,000). During the transfer of the fabricated forged documents and the remaining funds in the amount of $7,000, the man was detained in the city of Bila Tserkva,” the report says.
The defendant was informed of suspicion under Part 3 of Article 332 Illegal smuggling of persons across the state border of Ukraine, assistance in such smuggling by providing advice, instructions, means, removal of obstacles, committed by prior conspiracy by a group of persons for selfish motives of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. The sanction of the article provides for up to nine years of imprisonment. The court chose a preventive measure for the suspect – detention in custody with a bail of 998 thousand hryvnias. The investigation is currently ongoing.
It was previously reported that law enforcement officers reported suspicions to three doctors. The case involves helping conscripts avoid mobilization. Among the suspects are doctors from various state medical institutions, in particular, a cardiologist, a pulmonologist, and an ultrasound diagnostician. The suspects offered “clients” for money fake medical reports about alleged serious illnesses, which were supposed to be grounds for exclusion from military registration.