HACC Suspends Rivne Customs Chief Amid Bribery Allegations

HACC Suspends Rivne Customs Chief Amid Bribery Allegations image

The higher anti-corruption court removed Andrii Dzyuba from the position of the head of the department for combating smuggling and violations of customs rules of the Rivne Customs until December 23. NABU and SAP suspect him of bribery.

As you know, the anti-corruption court extended Dzyuba's arrest for two months. According to "Word and Deed" information, bail was posted for Dzyuba and he was released from duty. So NABU and SAP asked to remove him from his post.

Grant the request. Remove the suspect from the post of head of the Department of Combating Contraband and Customs Violations of Rivne Customs for two months, i.e. until December 23, 2024, inclusive, but within the limits of the pre-trial investigation

- the decision states.

Andriy Dzyuba is a member of the EBK database.

It will be recalled that the NABU and SAP exposed the head of the anti-smuggling and violations of customs rules department of the Rivne Customs Andriy Dzyuba for bribery.

According to the investigation, the head of one of the departments of the Rivne Customs, in collusion with other officials of the State Customs Service, arranged to receive bribes for "assistance" to companies in unhindered passage of customs control during the registration of imported goods.

We also wrote that the court reinstated the Lviv customs officer suspected of bribery.