Kyiv police have exposed an entrepreneur. According to the investigation, the suspect promised to remove a conscript from the wanted list and fictitiously employ him at a critically important enterprise for $6,000.
This was reported by the press service of the Main Directorate of the National Police of Kyiv.
According to the case materials, the suspect, a 38-year-old resident of Odessa, contacted the conscript through his girlfriend. In particular, the defendant promised to influence officials of the territorial recruitment and social support centers. The point was to remove the man from the wanted list in the “Oberig” information system.
The suspect also allegedly provided fictitious employment at a critical infrastructure company with subsequent booking. He estimated his “services” at $6,000, police said.
“In addition, he additionally voiced the need to pay 40 thousand hryvnias monthly, which he called a “tax” for registering employment,” the report says.
Investigators informed the defendant of suspicion under Part 3 of Article 369-2 Obtaining an unlawful benefit for oneself for influencing a decision-making process by a person authorized to perform state functions, combined with the extortion of such benefit, is punishable by up to eight years in prison with confiscation of property. Law enforcement officers are currently identifying all persons who may be involved in the illegal scheme.
It was previously reported that an officer from one of the military units in the Kyiv region is suspected of helping to remove a conscript from the wanted list at the “Oberig” base. The suspect estimated his services at $10,000.
The Kyiv City Prosecutor's Office has reported suspicions to three doctors from the specialized institutes of cardiology and pulmonology of the National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine. They are accused of taking bribes for helping to avoid mobilization.
The capital's police also reported a 41-year-old resident of Kyiv region, the head of a public organization, on suspicion of bribery. According to the investigation, for 10 thousand US dollars, she promised men to “resolve the issue” of unfitness for military service.