Prosecutors of Transcarpathian region together with employees of the special division "K" of the Security Service of Ukraine exposed a corruption scheme for obtaining undue advantage by officers of Uzhgorod city council.
Preliminarily, it was established that the City Council officials obtained the undue advantage for assistance in solving "land issues" submitted for the session of Uzhgorod City Council. Currently, the mediator was detained while receiving undue advantage in the amount of 20,000 UAH.
In the framework of the criminal proceeding initiated under Part 3 of Art. 368 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine – obtaining undue advantage by an official, on the basis of the decision of investigative judge, the searches in the premises of Uzhgorod city council and homes of individual employees of Uzhgorod city council are currently ongoing.
Note: Part 3 of Art. 368 of the Criminal Code – Accepting an offer, promise or obtaining of undue advantage by an official on a large scale or committed by a person who holds a responsible position, or by a conspiracy, or repeatedly, or combined with extortion of undue advantage – punishable by imprisonment for a term of five to ten years, with disqualification to hold certain positions or engage in certain activities for up to three years, with confiscation of property.
Press service of the Prosecutor’s Office in Transcarpathian region
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