Three people were detained in Bila Tserkva for providing "services" to draft dodgers
Law enforcement officials in the Kyiv region have uncovered yet another scheme to evade mobilization. Three individuals suspected of organizing illegal profit-making schemes involving conscripts have been detained in Bila Tserkva.
This was reported by the SBU press center.
According to the investigation, in exchange for various bribes, they “canceled” draft notices, removed people from the wanted list and military registration, and also issued fictitious “reserve” status.
The operation was carried out by SBU officers in conjunction with the National Police.
It is reported that as a result of comprehensive measures, three organizers and participants in the scheme were detained, who helped conscripts avoid conscription through fictitious documents.
“In exchange for various bribes, the suspects ‘canceled’ draft notices, removed draft dodgers from the wanted list and military registration, or issued ‘reserve’ status,” the statement reads.
The investigation revealed that the illegal activity was organized by an instructor from one of the departments of the Bila Tserkva Territorial Recruitment Center and his former colleague, who is currently serving in the Chernihiv region.
It is reported that to carry out the scheme, they enlisted an accomplice—the deputy director of a critical company that manufactures specialized clothing and tactical footwear. It was established that he was involved in fictitiously registering draft dodgers as employees at his company to process “deferments.”
In reality, according to the SBU, the “newly hired” employees never even showed up there.
Law enforcement officers documented the suspects’ crimes and caught them red-handed while they were receiving a new bribe payment to remove a draft dodger from the wanted list.
It is reported that during searches of the suspects’ homes, vehicles, and workplaces, mobile phones and documents containing evidence of the fraud were seized. Cash obtained through criminal means was also discovered.
Currently, the detainees have been notified of charges under Part 5 of Article 27 and Part 3 of Article 368 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (acceptance of a proposal, promise, or receipt of an unlawful benefit by a public official through prior conspiracy by a group of persons, committed repeatedly).
A motion has been filed with the court to impose pretrial detention as a preventive measure. The suspects face up to 10 years of imprisonment with confiscation of property.
The investigation is ongoing to bring all those responsible to justice.
Comprehensive measures were carried out by officers of the SBU Main Directorate in Kyiv and the Kyiv region in cooperation with the National Police under the procedural guidance of the Kyiv Regional Prosecutor’s Office.
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