“The State Bureau of Investigation announces the exposure of officials of one of the district state administrations in the city of Kyiv, who “sold” guardianship of socially vulnerable people to those involved in order to receive a deferment from mobilization.”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
Source: press service of the DBR
Details: According to the investigation, the officials worked with disabled residents of the district – people with disabilities and mental disorders who did not have close relatives, but at the same time were not in hospitals and lived in their own homes. It was such persons that the officials used in their scheme.
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Without the knowledge of the incapacitated people themselves, they started the procedure for registration of guardianship over them. Their “clients” became guardians – conscripted men who wanted to get a deferment from mobilization for money.
For USD 10,000, the officials promised full support: preparation of documents, approval of decisions and appointment of guardian of a person who actually did not provide care and did not even submit a complete package of necessary documents.
In addition, they offered additional “bonuses” to the potential guardian. In particular, they promised to help with lifelong placement of an incapacitated person in a medical institution. In this case, the guardian received access to her apartment and property, and in the future – the possibility of registering housing as a property after the death of the ward.
The Bureau says there have been many more such cases, but two episodes of illegal activity have been documented so far. The officials were exposed while receiving part of the illegal profit – 3 thousand US dollars.
Three officials were informed of the suspicion under Part 3 of Art. 368 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine — receipt of an illegal benefit by an official, combined with extortion, committed by a group of persons based on a prior conspiracy. The sanction of the article provides up to 10 years of imprisonment with confiscation of property.
Currently, the issue of choosing a preventive measure for the suspect in the form of detention with the right to post bail in the amount of almost 2 million hryvnias is being resolved, the SBI says.
Other persons who may be involved in the commission of a criminal offense are also identified.