The SSU continues to systematically cleanse Ukrainian law enforcement from criminal schemes and their organizers. This time, the SSU exposed a deputy chief of a regional prosecutor’s office on fraud.

According to the investigation, during the war the official promised a local resident his assistance in a ‘fast-track’ registration of the II disability group for his father to evade mobilization. The prosecutor estimated his ‘service’ at USD 7,500.

The prosecutor was supposed to hand the money over to the head of the medical and social examination commission to ‘solve the issue’ of ‘extraordinary’ issuance of documents.

The law enforcement detained the prosecutor after he handed over the bribe.

The detainee will be served a notice of suspicion shortly. Court is to decide on the measure of restraint.

The criminal proceeding was initiated under the Articles of the CCU:

• 190.2 (fraud);
• 27.4, 15.2, 369.3 (bribery).

These offences are punishable by up to 8 years in prison. The investigation is ongoing.

The SSU carried out the operation together with the SBI under the procedural supervision of the Prosecutor General’s Office.

According to Article 62 of the Constitution of Ukraine, a person is presumed innocent of a crime and cannot be subject to criminal punishment until their guilt is proven in line with the procedure defined by law and established by a relevant court’s verdict.