Photo: Press service of the Kyiv regional police.
In Kyiv region, law enforcement officers uncovered a criminal scheme in which a man and his wife helped evade mobilisation by forging medical documents. According to the press service of the Kyiv regional police, funds totalling almost UAH 13.7 million were seized during the searches.
According to the investigation, the criminals demanded over UAH 1 million from men of military age for services in evading mobilisation. Part of the money was transferred to doctors and representatives of the now liquidated medical commissions for issuing the necessary documents.
During the searches, almost $250,000, €56.7,000 and UAH 468,000 were seized, as well as mobile phones, bank cards, flash drives and a large amount of medical records.
On 11 January, a 41-year-old woman and a 51-year-old man were detained while receiving a $5,000 bribe. Both suspects were served a notice of suspicion of trading in influence (Part 3 of Article 369-2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine). A custody with the possibility of bail was chosen as a measure of restraint.
The defendants face up to eight years in prison for the abuse. The case is under the procedural supervision of the Shevchenkivskyi District Prosecutor’s Office in Kyiv.
The State Bureau of Investigation also uncovered a similar scheme in Mykolaiv region, where an employee of the regional recruitment centre of the Armed Forces was detained and notified of suspicion.
