Former children’s hospital deputy in Lviv exposed for embezzlement
Police officers, together with the Security Service of Ukraine, exposed the former deputy director of the Western Ukrainian Specialized Children's Medical Center, Zinovy Ivaskevych, for abuses during the purchase of baby food worth almost UAH 900,000.
As reported on Tuesday, February 3, in the Lviv region prosecutor's office, during the 2020-2022 years, during the Covid-19 pandemic, an official, exceeding his authority, personally signed a number of contracts on behalf of the institution's director. The agreements concerned the purchase of special food products, vital for children with congenital metabolic disorders.
The specified goods were subject to preferential taxation during the pandemic and could be purchased without paying VAT. Despite this, the deputy director concluded agreements in which the cost of the purchased products was burdened with the appropriate tax. As a result, the medical center unjustifiably transferred funds to two suppliers that were not subject to payment.
As a result, the hospital suffered losses of almost UAH 900,000.
The former deputy director of the children's medical center is accused of abuse of office for the purpose of obtaining undue benefit for another legal entity, which led to grave consequences (Part 2 of Article 364 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine). Law enforcement officers are not disclosing more details of the case. According to ZAXID.NET, suspicion was placed on the former deputy director for organizational and methodological work - head of the regional resource methodological and monitoring center of the KNP ENT "Western Ukrainian Specialized Center" Zinovy Ivaskevych.
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