Following the SSU operation, a citizen of a Middle East country was notified of suspicion. He had double citizenship and had been on the international wanted list for 4 years.

He is suspected of a number of crimes, including extortion, robbery and illegal handling of weapons.

According to the investigation, in October 2017 this individual, along with other 7 members, belonged to the gang, which forced the owner of 50% of the OPENTENDERS.ONLINE LLC charter capital to give up his share to the benefit of the extortionists. At the time, the victim’s share was USD 500,000.

Currently, the individual has been notified of suspicion of extortion.

The investigation is underway to bring to justice all those involved.

The SSU has forwarded the proceedings on 6 extortionists to the court. The punishment for this crime, as stipulated by the Criminal Code of Ukraine, is from 7 up to 12 years of imprisonment.

The Investigation Directorate of the SSU Office in the Crimean Autonomous Republic is investigating the offence under the supervision of the Prosecutor General’s Office.