Two National Guard Members Suspected of Demanding $7,000
In Kherson, the State Bureau of Investigation, together with the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), exposed two servicemen who were demanding money from their colleague for organizing his dismissal from service.
The State Bureau of Investigation reported this on October 15.
According to the investigation, the operator of the electronic warfare department assured a colleague, who was preparing to undergo a military medical examination due to deteriorating health, that for $7,000 he would guarantee his complete discharge from service.
He involved a medical instructor from the same unit in the scheme - she had acquaintances from her previous place of service and was supposed to agree with the doctors on the necessary conclusion, the SBI reported.
To create the appearance of legality, the man was advised to undergo inpatient treatment. They also offered to later issue him with a disability group, assuring him that the state payment would fully compensate for the money spent on the bribe, the publication says.
The organizer was detained while receiving the last part of the amount, the department reported. Both were notified of suspicion under Part 2 of Article 28, Part 3 of Article 369-2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. The article provides for up to eight years of imprisonment with confiscation of property.
We remind you that in Odessa, the embezzlement of UAH 8.8 million for palliative care was exposed.
We also reported that a scheme to legalize foreigners through fictitious employment was exposed in the Vinnytsia region.
