“In Transcarpathia, a commander was exposed who, for a bribe, left the military to serve in the rear. The commander and his accomplice were arrested and face up to 10 years in prison with confiscation of property.”, — write on: unn.ua
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The investigators found out that part of the personnel was supposed to transfer to the unit that will perform tasks in the area of hostilities, the rest – to stay in Western Ukraine.
The commander offered subordinates to pay for the opportunity to stay in the rear. He involved a trusted military officer who was supposed to receive funds from the soldiers.
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The law enforcement officers documented the receipt of 1,300 USD from one of the subordinates for including him in the list of “backbenchers”. Other servicemen also paid for a place in the guard company, all the details are currently being established by law enforcement officers.
According to operational data, the commander’s accomplice received 300,000 hryvnias into his own bank accounts, as well as about 30,000 US dollars in cash.
On September 20, the battalion commander and his accomplice were detained. Both defendants were notified of the suspicion of receiving an unlawful benefit (Part 5 of Article 27, Part 3 of Article 368 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine). The sanction of the article provides for punishment in the form of imprisonment for a term of up to 10 years, with confiscation of property. The court chose preventive measures for the perpetrators – detention
It is noted that the investigation is ongoing, other facts of illegal activity and the full range of persons involved in the embezzlement are being established.
We will remind
The SBI informed about the suspicion of the commander of the military unit and the head of a private enterprise for the purchase of low-quality clothing for 200 million UAH. The damages amounted to UAH 140 million, the suspects face up to 8 and 12 years in prison, respectively.