SBU exposes 22 occupants' accomplices in Crimea

The Security Service of Ukraine has served notices of suspicion in absence to 22 people who, according to the investigation, are cooperating with the occupation structures in Crimea. They are accused of assisting Russia in implementing its policy on the temporarily annexed peninsula.

This was reported by the SBU Main Directorate in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea.

According to the SBU, the seven suspects are former employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine. After the seizure of the peninsula, they went over to the enemy and became part of 'filtration groups' that persecuted local residents for their pro-Ukrainian position. They currently hold senior positions in Russian structures in Crimea.

Other defendants who helped the occupation authorities were also suspected. Among them are the head of the 'Yunarmiya' medical unit in Sevastopol, as well as the former head of the 'Ministry of Property and Land Relations of Crimea', who, according to the investigation, transferred land plots to the Russian military. Charges have also been brought against three Russian judges who legalized repressive decisions and a former member of the Crimean Public Chamber who justified Russia's aggression against Ukraine.

All suspects are charged with treason, collaboration, encroachment on territorial integrity and justification of armed aggression. They face up to 12 years in prison.

The Kherson City Court sentenced <b>Tatiana Reizner</b>, who headed the occupation "Pension Fund" in Kherson. The investigation found that in July 2022, Reizner voluntarily took the position of head of the illegal administration. She was in charge of organizing work, hiring staff, conducting seminars on pensions and general management.

A witness who worked with Reisner confirmed that she saw her every day at the occupation "pension fund" where she organized the payment of pensions in Russian rubles.

Катерина Глушко