An official was receiving bribes from a businessman and lists of employees who needed to be “protected” from checks by mobile groups of the TCC.
SBU detained the head of the Zhytomyr Regional TCC and SP / © TSN
Updated with additional materials
The SBU detained the head of the Zhytomyr Regional TCC and SP, who extorted money from a local entrepreneur to avoid mobilizing his employees. The official established a mechanism for systematic receipt of bribes from the owner of a local company.
This was reported by the Security Service of Ukraine.
As investigators found out, the head of the Zhytomyr Regional TCC organized a scheme for regular receipt of bribes from the owner of a local business. In return, the official guaranteed the entrepreneur that his employees of conscription age would not be mobilized.
After receiving the funds, the suspect received lists of employees from the businessman, who needed to be “protected” from checks by TCC mobile groups, law enforcement officers, and during passage through checkpoints.
Law enforcement officers documented the official’s illegal activities step by step and detained him “red-handed” while he was receiving another portion of the bribe from the “client.”
SBU investigators have notified the head of the TCC of suspicion of accepting a proposal, promise, or obtaining unlawful benefit by an official. The issue of choosing a measure of restraint is currently being decided. The suspect faces up to 10 years in prison with confiscation of property.
Pre-trial investigation is ongoing; law enforcement officers are establishing all the details of the offense and the circle of involved individuals.
Recall that large-scale corruption in TCCs totaling almost 92 million UAH was exposed in Ukraine. Law enforcement officers conducted 44 searches in 16 regions, seizing Tesla cars, motorcycles, a significant amount of cash, and documents related to money laundering. In particular, assets worth 45 million UAH were found with the Odesa military commissar, which significantly exceeds his official income. In addition to criminal cases, over 150 administrative protocols for financial violations and conflicts of interest have been filed.
Comments Sort: New Old Popular Submit
Source: tsn.ua