The SBU exposed a new corruption mechanism in JSC Ukrzaliznytsia. One of the branches of the company, which is engaged in the extraction and sale of road metal, sold it only to "necessary" customers. The monthly "profits" of dealers averaged UAH 1 million. The scheme has been in effect for almost half a year.

SBU officers established that the scheme was organized by the head of the production division of the branch "Industrial Management Center" of JSC "Ukrzaliznytsia".

The official demanded bribes from businessmen in the construction industry. For the illegal benefit, he "guaranteed" that the road metal would be sold to them. All that was done without any regard to transparent procedures. At that the trade was conducted in bulk.

The organizer engaged mediator in transferring of money.

SBU officers documented the fact that the participant of the scheme has taken part of the bribe. Law enforcement officers detained a mediator in the city of Kyiv during the transfer of another part of the illegal benefit in the amount of UAH 87,500.

Currently, the detainee has been served suspicion notice.

Within the framework of criminal proceedings, the issue of serving suspicion notice to the organizer of the transaction is resolved.

Urgent investigative actions are underway to identify and prosecute other persons involved in illegal activities.

The crime was exposed by officers of the SBU Main Department for Combating Corruption and Organized Crime together with investigators of the Pechersk Police Unit of the Main Department of the National Police in Kyiv city under the procedural guidance of the Pechersk District Prosecutor's Office.