Doctor demanded $2000 for a fake certificate for a draft dodger

The police caught an orthopedic traumatologist at the Drohobych District Municipal Hospital receiving a $2,000 bribe.

According to the investigation, the suspect promised to assist the man in issuing medical documents that would be the basis for a postponement or exemption from military service during mobilization. In particular, for his influence on other doctors who would make decisions about the alleged presence of the "client" disease.

For such a service, the defendant demanded $2,000 from the conscript.

The suspect's illegal activities were terminated after receiving half of the agreed "payment."

Law enforcement officers detained the doctor while he was receiving half of the bribe. Investigators informed him of suspicion of receiving illegal benefits under Part 3 of Article 369-2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.

We previously wrote that another scheme of evading mobilization and illegal travel abroad by men of draft age was eliminated in Transcarpathia.

In addition, the State Bureau of Investigation has handed over a suspicion to an official of the 110th Separate Mechanized Brigade. He is suspected of complicity in a scheme to extort money from soldiers who evaded service . The suspicion was received by the commander of the material support group of the 110th Separate Mechanized Brigade.