A scheme involving the illegal removal of individuals from military registration was uncovered in Transcarpathia
Officials from the State Bureau of Investigations have uncovered a large-scale scheme in Zakarpattia to illegally remove individuals subject to military service from the military registry. According to preliminary data, more than 1,100 people may have been involved in the scheme.
As part of the investigation, law enforcement officers detained former heads of territorial recruitment centers who are suspected of organizing the scheme to evade mobilization.
According to the investigation, former heads of one of the district territorial recruitment and social support centers (DTRCS) may have illegally “removed” more than 1,100 men from the military registry.
“During a comprehensive analysis of the mobilization situation in Zakarpattia, SBI officers, in cooperation with the National Police, detained the former head of one of the district TCCs and SP and his subordinate—the former head of the registration and reservation department—for large-scale violations of established rules,” the statement reads.
They have been notified of their status as suspects in organizing the illegal removal of conscripts from the registry on health grounds.
The scheme operated for two years: the cost of the “service” reached $20,000
According to the investigation, between 2022 and 2024, officials, acting in collusion, entered false information into military registration and medical records, which allowed them to unjustifiably declare men unfit for military service and remove them from the military registry.
Investigators are also examining the involvement of certain members of the military medical commission in the scheme.
According to preliminary findings, the illegal removal from military registration cost those subject to military service between 8,000 and 20,000 U.S. dollars.
In addition, investigators are examining the circumstances surrounding the illegal destruction of official documents. According to preliminary information, more than 1,100 personal files of citizens who were removed from military registration on health grounds were destroyed.
Some of the men have already been reinstated on the military registry
Based on information from the State Bureau of Investigation (DBR), some of the men have already been reinstated on the military registry and referred for a second medical examination by the military medical commission.
Based on the results of the re-examination, some of them were deemed fit for military service and mobilized.
As part of the criminal investigation, law enforcement officials conducted 17 searches at the residences and in the vehicles of former TCC leaders, Territorial Center operators, members of the military medical commission, as well as citizens who may have illegally evaded mobilization.
The former head of the Regional Territorial Mobilization Center and the Special Operations Unit, along with his former subordinate, were notified of their status as suspects under Part 2 of Article 28 and Part 1 of Article 114-1 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine—obstructing the lawful activities of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and other military formations, committed by a group of persons acting in concert.
The penalty under this article provides for up to eight years of imprisonment.
The “Honest Draft” special operation is ongoing
The State Bureau of Investigation (DBR) noted that the “Honest Draft” special operation is ongoing. Law enforcement officials are verifying the legality of decisions made by officials of the Territorial Recruitment Centers and Specialized Recruitment Commissions, as well as military medical commissions, and are documenting schemes of illegal evasion of mobilization in various regions of Ukraine.
The Office of the Prosecutor General is overseeing the proceedings in the case.
This was reported with reference to the SBI press center.
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