The Security Service of Ukraine documented the illegal activities of one of the heads of the Sloviansk-Lymanskyi Department of the Main Department of the State Tax Service in the Donetsk region, involved in the systematic receiving of bribes.

Allegedly, the official set up a corrupt mechanism for obtaining illegal financial gain from a representative of one of the local commercial structures. He demanded one percent of the company's gross turnover for not creating artificial barriers to doing business. In total, SBU officers documented the official illegally receiving more than UAH 50,000 (USD 1800).

Law enforcement officers detained the official in accordance with Art. 208 of the Criminal Procedure Code of Ukraine after transfer of the next part of illegal financial gain.

Currently, within the criminal proceedings under Part 3 of Art. 368 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine, investigative actions are underway.

The operation was conducted jointly with the Main Investigation Department of the State Bureau of Investigations under the procedural guidance of the Prosecutor’s Office, the measures to expose illegal activities were taken.