The Security Service of Ukraine exposed the former head of the Western Interregional Directorate of the Ministry of Justice for corruption.
This was reported by the press service of the SBU on July 1.
The head of the Western Department of the Ministry of Justice was exposed for corruption
It is noted that the defendants systematically received bribes for the illegal closure of enforcement proceedings against citizens with debt obligations. Now all participants in the illegal scheme have been dismissed from their positions.
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The ex-head of the interregional structure of the Ministry of Justice, who involved several of his subordinates in the illegal mechanism, was involved in organizing criminal activities. At the time the corruption scheme was exposed by SBU officers, he was the current head of the institution.
It is reported that for undue gain, officials of the Ministry of Justice offered debtors to close enforcement proceedings without paying payments determined by the court. To transfer funds, the organizer of the scheme hired an intermediary — resident of Ivano-Frankivsk.
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The defendants subsequently distributed the monetary reward among themselves, and the enforcement proceedings were closed with the wording “due to full repayment debt”.
During searches at the places of work, residence and in the vehicles of the perpetrators, the following were discovered:
- large sums of cash, probably obtained by criminal means;
- materials of enforcement proceedings, the participants of which were involved in the transaction;
- mobile phones with evidence of illegal activity.
As a result, the former head of the Western Interregional Directorate of the Ministry of Justice was notified of suspicion under Part 3 of Art. 368 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (acceptance of an offer, promise or receipt of an illegal benefit by an official). He was dismissed from his position.
The actions of the intermediary were qualified under Part 5 of Art. 27, Part 3 of Art. 368 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (assistance in accepting an offer, promise or receipt of an illegal benefit by an official). The issue of choosing a preventive measure for him is currently being decided, the investigation is ongoing.
