SBU exposes its officers on illegal transfer of funds to “DNR” terrorist organization

Officers of the SBU Main Directorate of Internal Security exposed SBU officers, allegedly involved in illegal transfer of funds to “DNR” terrorist organization in the JFO area.

SBU was reported that two SBU officers systematically received bribes from “DNR” representatives for arranging illegal transfer of cash on the temporarily occupied territory.

Since April 2020, two suspects were detained when they received a part of bribe according to Art.208 of Criminal Procedure Code of Ukraine. The law enforcement seized RUB  6,400,000 (UAH 2,300,000), which the suspects attempted to transfer over the contact line on the temporarily occupied territory of Donetsk region.

The pre-trial investigation of facilitation of terrorism in especially gross amount by organized group and giving a bribe to an official is ongoing.

The operation was conducted jointly with the investigators of the Territorial Department of the State Bureau of Investigations in Kramatorsk town under the supervision of Military Prosecutor’s Office of JFO.