Mykolaiv Doctor Fined ₴ 51K for Bribery and Forging Medical Documents

A doctor of the military medical commission from Mykolaiv region was fined for taking a bribe and forging medical documents. He pleaded guilty, entered into an agreement with the investigation and was banned from working in state and municipal medical institutions for a year.

This was reported by Anti-Corruption Dimension with reference to the court verdict.

The Bereznehuvata District Court of Mykolaiv Oblast sentenced a doctor who demanded and received a bribe of UAH 2,000 for forging medical documents to pass a military medical commission.

According to the court's decision, the doctor received the bribe on June 19, 2024. On that day, he met with the head of the Odesa railway station in his office at the hospital, where he was given UAH 2 thousand. In exchange for this money, the doctor promised to provide the railroader with forged medical documents for the preliminary medical examination, which would allow him to avoid being drafted to the military commissariat.

It turned out that the railway worker was eligible for reservations, but did not have a relevant decision from the Ministry of Economy confirming this status at the time of his data verification in June 2024. To avoid service, he decided to use forged medical documents provided by his doctor.

After an investigation, law enforcement officers notified the doctor of suspicion of receiving an undue benefit. The case was brought to court on December 19, 2024, along with a plea agreement between the defendant and prosecutors.

The doctor, who worked as a surgeon and was also a neurologist and a member of the freelance military medical commission at the Berezneguvata Central District Hospital, fully admitted his guilt and entered into a plea agreement with the investigation.

The court decided to fine the doctor UAH 51 thousand. In addition, he was banned from holding positions in state and municipal medical institutions for one year.

Earlier, the head of the Berezneguvate railway station, which belongs to the Odesa Railways, was fined 17 thousand hryvnias for attempting to bribe a doctor of the military medical commission. He offered a bribe for falsifying a diagnosis and organizing a medical examination.

At the end of February, a corruption scheme was exposed in Mykolaiv, in which officials received bribes for illegally declaring citizens unfit for service during mobilization. Three suspects, including a police officer and an official of the TCC, were taken into custody with the right to be released on bail.

Анна Бальчінос