Expert-traitor from Kherson region sentenced to prison term

A man who worked for the enemy in the occupation forensic center of Kherson region was sentenced to 15 years in prison

This was reported by the press service of the Kherson Regional Prosecutor's Office.

The post says that, following a public prosecution, prosecutors of the Kherson Regional Prosecutor's Office found a local resident guilty of holding a position in an illegal law enforcement agency established in the temporarily occupied territory (Part 7 of Article 111-1 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine). The court sentenced him to 15 years in prison with confiscation of property. He was also deprived of the right to hold positions in state authorities, public administration, local self-government, as well as to engage in law enforcement and public service activities for a period of 15 years.

Photo: Kherson Regional Prosecutor's Office

It was proved that during the temporary occupation of Kherson, the accused went to work in a law enforcement agency illegally created by the occupation authorities - the "Expert and Forensic Center of the Main Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Kherson Region". In the pseudo-position of an "expert", he performed the functions of conducting computer and radio engineering expert studies, based on the results of which he prepared relevant conclusions for the illegal body.

The special pre-trial investigation was conducted by SBI investigators in Melitopol.

Earlier it was reported that the investigating judge of the Central District Court of Mykolaiv Ivan Dirk considered a request for a preventive measure against a 60-year-old resident of Kherson, suspected of committing a criminal offense under Part 5 of Art. 111-1 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.

It was also said that an educator who implemented Russian education standards in the seized Kherson university would be tried.

Володимир Шкаєв