Suspicion Notices Issued to Kherson Collaborators for Illegal Roles

Law enforcement officers served a notice of suspicion in absentia to a resident of the Bilozerska community for voluntarily taking a position in an illegal law enforcement agency during the occupation of Kherson region.

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

According to the investigation, in the summer of 2022, the man agreed to work in the so-called "Main Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Kherson Region" and served as an "acting specialist" in the passport and visa service. He issued "address certificates" to residents of the region for obtaining a Russian passport, translated documents and identified people.

The pre-trial investigation is ongoing and is being conducted by the SBU Office in Kherson region.

Recently, the SBU exposed and served suspicion notices to three residents of Kherson region who cooperated with the occupiers and took administrative positions in illegal authorities.

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.

Earlier, the Supreme Court confirmed 15 years in prison for collaborator Volodymyr Saldo, who headed the occupation administration of the Kherson region. Earlier, he was convicted of treason, collaboration and denying Russia's armed aggression against Ukraine.

Андрій Колісніченко