A man was detained in Odesa on suspicion of selling exemptions from military registration

In Odesa, police detained a 45-year-old man suspected of selling fake disability certificates. He was taken into custody while receiving the first installment of a bribe totaling 9,000 dollars.

This was reported by the Main Directorate of the National Police in the Odesa region.

The issue of selecting a pretrial measure for the suspect is currently being decided.

The detainee is charged with receiving an unlawful benefit for himself by influencing the decision-making of a person authorized to perform state functions, combined with extortion of such a benefit. This crime is punishable by imprisonment for a term of three to eight years with confiscation of property. 

According to law enforcement officials, the 45-year-old Odesa resident offered men of draft age assistance in establishing a fictitious disability classification. As investigators noted, this made it possible to subsequently obtain an exemption from military registration to avoid conscription into military service. 

Law enforcement officials documented that the suspect found a “client” and agreed with him to carry out the criminal scheme in exchange for a monetary reward of 18,000 dollars. It is noted that at the same time, the man emphasized that if the conscript refused, he could face problems.

Police detained the suspect in accordance with legal procedures after he received the first half of the payment. The funds were seized from him.

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