Former official of the National Police is suspected of receiving almost a million illegal benefits and further legalization of funds — internal security of NPU
Employees of the Department of Internal Security of the NPU, with the support of the leadership of the National Police, established the involvement of the former head of the Department of Explosives Service in criminal activities. Currently, NABU detectives, under the procedural guidance of SAP, have informed him of suspicion under two articles of the Criminal Code.
At the end of 2017, the operatives of the Department of Internal Security, with the assistance of the leadership of the National Police of Ukraine, found information on illegal actions of the head of the Department of Explosives Service (DVTS) of the NPU.
In particular, the official, knowing about the need to purchase equipment and service ammunition for entrusted units, organized such a purchase with his familiar entrepreneur. Subsequently, during public procurement, ensured the participation and victory of this economic entity. In the future, the conspirators shared the “kickbacks”. In particular, we are talking about the acquisition for the police of Luhansk region of an explosion-proof suit with a telescopic manipulator, for which the National Police allocated 3 million hryvnias. As a result of the reversed transactions, the above-mentioned police officer received 980 thousand hryvnias of illegal benefits.
The collected materials were sent to the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine due to the receipt of illegal benefits in particularly large amounts and the subsequent legalization of funds. For several years, NABU detectives worked on this case. During this time, a lot of examinations and inspections have been carried out. In the end, law enforcement officers gathered enough evidence of the former police officer's involvement in criminal activity.
Currently, under the procedural guidance of the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office of Ukraine, he has been charged with suspicion under Part 4 of Article 368 (Acceptance of an offer, promise or receipt of an illegal benefit by an official) and Part 1 of Article 209 (Legalization (laundering) of income obtained by criminal means). If proven guilty, the defendant may face up to 12 years in prison.
It was also announced the suspicion of his accomplice - the 57-year-old director of one of the companies - under Part 3 of Article 369 (Offer, promise or provision of improper benefits to an official) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
It is worth noting that the 39-year-old ex-security guard is not the first time he becomes a suspect of criminal offenses. In 2018, under the procedural guidance of the Prosecutor General's Office of Ukraine, he was charged with fraud for collecting funds allegedly for the repair of the premises of the Department from subordinate employees.
Department of Internal Security of the National Police of Ukraine
