Dnipro Municipal Official Detained Over $12,000 Bribe
In Dnipro, an employee of a municipal enterprise of the Dnipro City Council was detained for receiving $12,000 for "resolving an issue" with communal land. He was informed of the suspicion and remanded in custody with the right to post bail.
This is stated on the website of the regional prosecutor's office.
Investigators found out that a municipal official, during an inspection of a municipal land plot leased to an entrepreneur, discovered an unauthorized part of a structure on it.
The suspect informed the tenant about the alleged violations and stated that, based on the results of the inspection, the relevant issue could be submitted to a commission to decide on the dismantling of the structure and termination of the lease agreement. At the same time, he offered to "turn a blind eye" to the violations, not to take measures to demolish the facility, and to officially register it for 12 thousand US dollars.
On October 7, a man was detained while accepting a bribe. During the searches, law enforcement officers seized money, a car, a mobile phone, and documentation related to the activities of a utility company. In addition, substances similar to drugs were found at the suspect's residence, which were sent for examination. The official was reported to be under suspicion under Part 3 of Article 368 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
The sanction of the article is up to 10 years of imprisonment with deprivation of the right to hold certain positions or engage in certain activities for a term of up to three years, as well as confiscation of property. Currently, the suspect has been chosen as a preventive measure in the form of detention with the right to post bail.
We previously reported that a scheme to sell tractor driver licenses was exposed in the Lviv region.
