In Transcarpathia, the chief of a district tax servcie will be imprisoned for bribery

Transcarpathian region prosecutor’s office sent to the court the indictment against the head of the district STI for bribery

Transcarpathian Region Prosecutor’s Office completed pre-trial investigation and sent to the court the indictment against the Chief of the State Tax Inspectorate in Irshava district, which demanded and received 21,000 UAH of undue advantage.

In return for this amount, the district tax office head, using her official position, arranged for the compensation from the state budget the VAT refund totaling more than 209,000 UAH.

Currently, the prosecutor’s office charged the official with a criminal offense under Part 3 of Art. 368 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (obtaining of undue advantage on a large scale by a person who holds a responsible position, combined with extortion of undue advantage).

To note:

The sanction of this Article provides for punishment in the form of imprisonment for a term of five to ten years with deprivation of the right to occupy certain positions or engage in certain activities for up to three years with confiscation of property and with a special confiscation – the press service of the Prosecutor’s Office in Transcarpathian region reported.