Ex-Police Officers in Kherson Accused of High Treason for Collaborating with Occupiers

Four former law enforcement officers from Kherson region are accused of collaborating with the occupiers. They sided with the enemy during the temporary occupation of the region in 2022 and began working in the illegal Russian-controlled Genichesk District Police Department.

According to the Kherson Regional Prosecutor's Office, all four ex-police officers were notified in absentia of being suspected of treason.

The defectors were given their positions:

• Two of them became so-called "district inspectors".
• One received the status of "acting assistant head of the duty unit".
• The fourth works as a "police driver".

These people helped the occupation authorities control the population and support the work of the illegal 'police'.

They face up to 15 years in prison or life imprisonment with confiscation of property for high treason (Part 2 of Article 111 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).

The case is being investigated by the Territorial Department of the State Bureau of Investigation in Melitopol.

Recently, the Security Service of Ukraine 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.

Андрій Колісніченко