Mykolaiv region critical infrastructure worker took bribes for booking

Under the procedural supervision of prosecutors of the Mykolaiv Regional Prosecutor's Office, an employee of one of the region's critical infrastructure facilities was served a notice of suspicion.

This was reported by the Mykolaiv Regional Prosecutor's Office.

The man is suspected of receiving an unlawful benefit to influence the decision-making of an official authorized to perform public functions, combined with extortion of such a benefit (Part 3 of Article 369-2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).

The suspect promised a citizen to "resolve the issue" of issuing a law enforcement officer's service certificate for USD 6,500. He assured that this certificate would allegedly become a legal basis for booking for the period of mobilization without actually serving.

The man was detained "red-handed" - immediately after receiving the last part of the agreed funds in the amount of USD 4,500. The suspect faces up to eight years in prison with confiscation of property. The court imposed on him a custodial detention with the right to be released on bail.

The pre-trial investigation is currently underway by investigators of the Mykolaiv Region Main Police Department with the operational support of the SBU to identify other persons involved in the crime.

Earlier it became known that since the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion , the State Bureau of Investigation has considered more than 570 criminal cases of illegal trafficking of men of military age across the border. Among them are 53 Mykolaiv residents.

171 indictments against 251 defendants have already been sent to court. The total amount of illegal benefit reaches tens of millions of hryvnias. The SBI Head emphasized that combating these crimes is a priority, as such schemes undermine the country's defense capability. According to him, law enforcement officers, officials and employees of the TCC and JVs are often involved in illegal transactions.

"Making money on the war by helping men evade mobilization or illegally leave the territory of Ukraine is absolutely unacceptable. This is a direct blow to the state and to those who are defending it on the frontline every day. Anyone who organizes or facilitates such transactions must realize that punishment will be inevitable," said SBI Director Oleksii Sukhachov.

Катерина Глушко