Law enforcer detained in Kyiv for $25K alcohol bribery scheme

A law enforcement officer and his intermediary were detained in Kyiv. They are suspected of extorting money for concealing illegal business activities.

This was reported by the press service of the State Bureau of Investigation.

According to the case materials, the suspect promised not to interfere with the illegal trade in alcoholic beverages in the Kyiv region for 25 thousand US dollars. The intermediary was detained while transferring the money.

The law enforcement officer, upon learning of the exposure, went into hiding, changing his place of residence. However, SBI officers located him and detained him.

Both defendants were charged under Part 4 of Article 368 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine — receiving an illegal benefit in an especially large amount by an official. The sanction of the article provides for up to 12 years of imprisonment with confiscation of property.

Currently, both suspects have been given a preventive measure - detention with the option of paying bail: 1 million hryvnias to the law enforcement officer and 2 million hryvnias to the mediator.

We will remind, the HACC refused to order an examination in the case of People's Deputy Marchenko.

We also reported that the HACC fined the former head of the regional council for making false declarations.