Vinnytsia region reported suspicion of the head of a state-owned enterprise, whose actions caused millions of damage to the ecology of the region
The 51-year-old suspect, ignoring the established special rules, organized the disposal of hazardous waste of animal origin in an unsuitable place for this. The criminal actions of the official led to the contamination of a plot of land with an area of 1.3 hectares.
On January 28, the investigators of the Investigative Department of the GUNP in the Vinnytsia region under the procedural guidance of the regional prosecutor's office and the operational support of the USBU in the Vinnytsia region informed the head of the enterprise about the suspicion of committing a crime stipulated in Part 1 of Art. 239 (contamination or damage of land with substances, waste by means or other materials harmful to life, human health or the environment, as a result of violation of special rules, if this created a danger to life, human health or the environment) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
According to the deputy chief of the investigative department of the police Edgard Papikyan, during the pre-trial investigation, the investigators found that the intruder organized the systematic placement of hazardous waste on the land plot of the enterprise in the Vinnytsia district during 2019-2021.
By such actions, the suspect created a danger to the environment and residents of the surrounding settlements. Experts found that the state suffered damages in the amount of more than 1.2 million hryvnias, and the permissible level of hazardous substances in contaminated soil exceeded almost 8 times.
Investigators establish all the circumstances of the committed offense and the persons involved in it.
Department of communication of police of Vinnytsia region
