The former head of the Main Directorate of Internal Security of the SBU Andrey Naumov is suspected of falsifying official documents to avoid criminal liability in the Republic of Serbia.
This is reported by the State Bureau of Investigation.
What is known about the case of the ex-SBU official
According to the investigation, on June 7, 2022, a former high-ranking SBU official tried to leave the territory of the Republic of Serbia for North Macedonia through the Presevo border crossing, hiding property and money from customs control.
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Almost €593 thousand, more than $120 thousand and two emeralds were found in his possession.
He drove a BMW X6 PMV, which formally belongs to his wife.
— All this property and funds were obtained by the defendant through criminal means during his tenure as director of the State Enterprise Center for Organizational, Technical and Information Support for Management of the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone and in the SBU, — noted in the GBR.
He was detained by Serbian law enforcement officers.
In order to avoid liability, the ex-SBU official decided, in conspiracy with other persons, to forge official documents in order to create a false impression of the legality of the origin of funds and property.
Thus, a loan agreement (repayable financial assistance), allegedly concluded between his father and a third party, was forged, as well as an act of providing funds for this agreement, allegedly concluded between his father and the same person. < /p>
After receiving a package of false documents, he handed them over to the Specialized Anti-Corruption Department of the High Court in the Serbian city of Nis.
However, Serbian law enforcement agencies, together with investigators from the State Bureau of Investigation and the prosecutor's office, managed to prove the fact of forgery of documents and transfer them to the Serbian court.
He was informed of suspicion of organizing the forgery of official documents (part 3 of article 27, part 3 of article 358 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).
The State Bureau of Investigation is investigating a number of criminal proceedings against the former head of internal security of the SBU, in particular regarding illegal enrichment, and is taking measures for his extradition to Ukraine.
