Military law enforcement major suspected of demanding $10,000 from AWOL soldier
In Kharkiv, a major of the Military Law Enforcement Service was reported under suspicion. According to the investigation, he offered a serviceman who was stationed in the North-Eastern Front $10,000 to "resolve the issue" with his return to service.
This was reported on August 5 by the Special Prosecutor's Office of the Eastern Region.
According to the investigation, during a business trip to Kharkiv, the major learned about the whereabouts of a serviceman who had voluntarily left the military unit. The special prosecutor's office claims that he presented himself as an employee of the Central Military District and the Joint Service, although in fact he served in the Joint Service.
During repeated meetings and telephone conversations, he exerted psychological pressure on the man, providing false information about the alleged imminent referral to "zero" or "fine battalion".
Initially, according to the investigation, he asked for five to seven thousand dollars, and later increased the amount to 10 thousand. Also, according to investigators, during one of the meetings he took the man's military ID and pension certificate, explaining this as a "guarantee" that he would not hide. According to the special prosecutor's office, the serviceman turned to law enforcement officers. After that, investigators documented the suspect's further actions. On July 25, according to the investigation, the major was detained after receiving 10 thousand dollars.
During the searches, money, mobile phones, bank cards, documents, data carriers, a BMW X5, ammunition, and other items were seized from him, which, according to the investigation, could be evidence in the case.
The court chose a preventive measure for the suspect - detention with the possibility of posting bail in the amount of 832 thousand hryvnias. The court also seized his property.
According to Part 3 of Article 368 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine, which incriminates the suspect, the man may be threatened with 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.
We previously reported that the former head of the TCP is suspected of lying in his declaration.
