In Sumy region, law enforcement officers detained two people for extorting funds from entrepreneurs and officials
Investigative police department No. 1 (m. Trostyanets) together with the employees of the Security Service of Ukraine in Sumy Oblast, under the procedural guidance of the Prosecutor's Office, stopped the activities of persons who for several months were covered by fake certificates of special service employees and contacts with the leadership of the Security Service of Ukraine and demanded money from officials and businessmen of Sumy region.
As police officers established, for a monetary reward, pseudo-breeders promised to avoid criminal liability for fictitious offenses.
In particular, it is documented how one of the men demanded $1 thousand from the entrepreneur. At the same time, acting on a previous conspiracy, the attackers demanded 12.5 thousand US dollars from an official of a state-owned enterprise for non-prosecution.
Already on Saturday, November 6 of this year, police officers detained these persons in the city. Trostyanets, while receiving from the victim part of the agreed amount in the amount of 5 thousand US dollars.
Police investigators under the procedural leadership of the Akhtyrsk District Prosecutor's Office have already reported on suspicion of a 37-year-old marsupial and a 48-year-old resident of Trostyanets in the fact of extortion of funds (Part 2 of Art. 189 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).
They are currently detained under the order of Art. 208 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of Ukraine, the issue of choosing preventive measures is resolved.
The pre-trial investigation continues, other persons affected by the unlawful actions of the suspects are identified, as well as other persons who may be involved in the extortion of funds. Based on the evidence collected, the question of the final qualification of the suspects' actions will be resolved.
Department of communication of the police of Sumy region
