Kherson Prosecutor's Office Charges 61-Year-Old Man with Collaboration in Illegal Referendum

Under the procedural supervision of the Kherson Regional Prosecutor's Office, a 61-year-old resident of the region was served in absentia a notice of suspicion of collaboration (Part 2 of Article 28, Part 5 of Article 111-1 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).

According to the Kherson Regional Prosecutor's Office, the investigation established that in the fall of 2022, the man voluntarily joined the so-called "precinct election commission" operating in the Dniprovsky district of Kherson. He actively contributed to the preparation and conduct of an illegal "referendum" on joining Russia.

In particular, the suspect received residents of the district, issued ballots, checked the lists of "voters", and participated in the work of "field commissions" that campaigned for the population.

The pre-trial investigation is currently ongoing and is being carried out by the Main Department of the National Police in Kherson region.

Recently, four former law enforcement officers from the Kherson region were accused of collaborating with the occupiers. They sided with the enemy during the temporary occupation of the region in 2022 and began working in the illegal Russian-controlled Genichesk District Police Department.

In addition, law enforcement officers served suspicion notices to two residents of Kherson who worked for the enemy in the "police department" during the occupation of the city. These are a 37-year-old woman and a 48-year-old man. They are suspected of voluntarily taking up positions in the illegally created "Suvorov City Police" that operated under the control of the invaders.

The court also sentenced a former police major from Kherson region who voluntarily defected to the occupiers. He was found guilty of committing serious criminal offenses, including treason and collaboration. The accused is a native of Illinka village, Kakhovka district, Kherson region, a resident of Fedorivka village, Dariivka community.

Андрій Колісніченко