Two corrupt officials were detained in Rakhiv

were exposed by the prosecutor’s office and the Economic Crime Department. 

Procedural prosecutors from the Transcarpathian Regional Prosecutor’s Office in cooperation with the Economic Crime Department in Transcarpathian region exposed the head of a sector of the Rakhiv District State Administration and the director of a local utility company who demanded $ 1,500 of undue advantage.  

The offenders demanded a bribe for temporary structure projects and the approval of their layout plan, as well as the approval of passports for the said structures.  

The detention of the both defendants took place in the office of the head of the sector of the Rakhiv District State Administration, where $ 900 was seized from one of the officials. Another $ 400 was seized by law enforcement officers at the currency exchange point, where the other detainee had previously exchanged the received bribe.  

The defendants were detained in accordance with Art. 208 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of Ukraine. Until the court imposes a pre-trial restraint, they will be held in custody.  

Both are suspected of committing a crime under Part 3 of Art. 368 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine – extortion and receipt of bribe by an official.