Kyiv land inspector caught taking $15,000 bribe
The chief inspector of the Department of Land Resources of the Kyiv City State Administration was caught in land corruption. He is suspected of extorting $15,000 from an entrepreneur. According to media reports, this is Artem Lysenko, the chief inspector of the Department of Land Resources of the Kyiv City State Administration.
According to the investigation, a representative of the director of a commercial firm approached the 30-year-old official with a request to extend the lease of a land plot with an area of about 1,200 square meters, located in the Desnyanskyi district of Kyiv. The suspect decided to make money and tried to "sell" the permit to lease the land plot.
The corruption scheme was exposed by investigators from the Shevchenko Police Department of Kyiv, the prosecutor's office, and the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU).
The entrepreneur has been renting the specified territory for the past 10 years and, according to the terms of the contract, was supposed to use it to create a "green zone" without the right to build and fence the site. However, during the inspection, the inspector discovered improper use of the communal plot. The tenant built a building, a football field, and a parking lot on it.
To "turn a blind eye" to the violation and help with the extension of the lease agreement, the official demanded $15,000 from the company representative. The suspect was caught red-handed - while handing over a bribe.
The Kyiv City State Administration inspector was charged under Part 3 of Article 368 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine - accepting an offer, promise, or receiving an illegal benefit by an official.
He faces imprisonment for a term of up to 10 years with deprivation of the right to hold certain positions or engage in certain activities for a term of up to three years, with confiscation of property.
Earlier, SBI officers detained the head of the department of the Desnyansky District State Administration of Kyiv on suspicion of systematically extorting money from local entrepreneurs.
In addition, in Rivne, five officials were exposed in an illegal scheme to buy and sell trade union organizations for over UAH 20 million. These are the leaders of Ukrproftur and employees of the Federation of Trade Unions of Ukraine.