The SSU jointly with the SBI have documented criminal actions of a current member of Ukrainian parliament who extorted money from a citizen of a European country.

For USD 50,000, the MP promised the foreign national his assistance in evading extradition.

The people’s deputy ‘guaranteed’ he would use his connections in court to overturn the decision of the State Migration Service of Ukraine refusing to grant the foreigner a refugee status.

The SSU documented how the MP got the first part of the bribe - USD 20,000, and exposed him on receiving the second ‘tranche’ of USD 30,000.

Based on the collected evidence, the Prosecutor General of Ukraine authorized serving a notice of suspicion to the parliamentarian under Article 190.4 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine - large-scale fraud.

Court is to choose a measure of restraint for the suspect.

The offence is punishable by up to 12 years in prison with confiscation of property.

The SSU and the State Bureau of Investigation carried out the operation under the procedural supervision of the Prosecutor General’s Office.