The Security Service of Ukraine exposed a corrupt head of the Smiliansk local Prosecutor's Office on receiving over UAH 50,000 (USD 1,786).

SBU operatives found that the local prosecutor together with the head of the National Police department extorted money from a businessman. For monthly “fee” of almost UAH 20,000 (USD 715), the offenders “promised” not to hinder the illicit gambling business.

Law enforcement officers detained the prosecutor in Smila city on receiving another bribe according to Article 208 of the Criminal Procedure Code of Ukraine. Additionally, his accomplice, the head of police department, was later detained in his office. SBU officers stopped the work of underground gambling house that violated national law.

The criminal proceedings was initiated for abbeting, committing offences repeatedly or upon prior conspiracy of a group of people and receiving a bribe in especially great amount by an authorized person or by a group of people upon proceeding conspiracy, as well as for malversation. The issue of serving the attacker a suspicion notice and choosing the type of detention is being resolved.

Investigative actions are ongoing in order to identify and prosecute other persons involved in the fraud.

The operation was conducted by the SBU Main Department for Combating Corruption and Organized Crime jointly with the State Bureau of Investigation, the National Police Department of Internal Security under the procedural guidance of the General Inspectorate of the Prosecutor General's Office.