NABU and SAP Expose Judges in Border Escape Scheme

The National Anti-Corruption Bureau and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office exposed an organized group that helped conscripted men illegally travel abroad and receive deferments from mobilization.

This is reported by the press services of the authorities.

According to media reports from their own sources, suspicion was handed over to lawyer Stanislav Klymenko, head of the Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi court Valentyn Zaveryus (according to the investigation, the organizer), former head and judge of the same court Oleksandr Boyarsky and Serhiy Savytskyi, respectively.

In the Odessa region, an organized group was exposed that worked within the judicial system and helped men subject to military service to illegally travel abroad and receive a deferment from mobilization. The SAPO prosecutor, on the instructions of the Deputy Prosecutor General - Head of the SAPO, reported suspicion to 4 persons who are members of the organized group, namely: the organizer of the crime - the head of the court; the current judge - the former head of the court; the judge; the lawyer

According to the investigation, the scheme consisted of making decisions about the alleged independent upbringing of a child by a father under fabricated circumstances. These decisions allowed men to avoid mobilization and leave the country under the pretext of caring for the child. For $3,500, a decision was made in one court session without the participation of the parties, which gave the right to travel abroad. In total, the investigation identified 1,040 such decisions.

For the conspiracy, the perpetrators created a "back office" of the court in a law firm and even advertised their "services" on social networks. Through joint efforts of NABU, SAPO and SBI, 8 members of an organized criminal group were reported on suspicion. In addition, 3 individuals were reported on suspicion of committing crimes related to the activities of an organized criminal group. Three judges received disciplinary action in the form of a motion to dismiss them

Oleksandr Boyarsky is a figure in the EBK database.

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