Bribe for assistance in inspection and registration of vehicles – a person from the management of the Transcarpathian Research Forensic Center of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine has been caught.
Under the procedural control of the Transcarpathian Regional Prosecutor’s Office, the deputy head of one of the departments of the Transcarpathian Research Forensic Center of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine was caught on receiving illegal benefits. This was reported by the press service of the Transcarpathian Regional Prosecutor’s Office
According to the investigation, the official set up a scheme of illegal extortion from the center’s clients. In exchange for a bribe, he promised to assist in obtaining a positive report of inspection on conformance of identification numbers, construction and technical condition of a vehicle to the established requirements and to speed up the state registration of the vehicle. It is currently known that he demanded about UAH 16,000 for the above-mentioned acts.
Officers of the Security Service of Ukraine Office in Transcarpathian region and investigators of the State Fiscal Service in Transcarpathian region detained the official in accordance with Art. 208 of the Criminal Procedure Code of Ukraine when he was receiving part of the illegal benefit. Pre-trial investigation under the criminal proceedings initiated under Part 3 of Art. 368 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine is underway.
The defendant is charged with receipt of an illegal benefit combined with extortion.
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