They demanded UAH 200 thousand - in the Carpathian region participants of the criminal group were detained
The operatives of the Strategic Investigations Directorate in the Ivano-Frankivsk region of the National Police exposed the illegal activity of the group together with the investigators of the regional police.
As the police established, the malefactors demanded a non-existent debt from a local entrepreneur. In order to force him to pay 200 thousand hryvnias, for a long time they put psychological pressure on the entrepreneur - they threatened to beat him and his family members, as well as destroy his property.
Today, on January 4, operatives and investigators with the force support of a special purpose police company detained three members of the criminal group in accordance with Article 208 of the Criminal Procedure Code of Ukraine. All of them are local residents, 26, 36 and 38 years old.
Previously, the fact of transferring part of the funds to the bank card specified by the attackers was documented.
On the basis of the evidence received, the defendants have already been informed of the suspicion under Part 2 of Art. 189 (extortion) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. Persons who may be involved in criminal activity are identified. At the same time, the involvement of the defendants in the commission of other criminal offenses is checked.
The procedural guidance in criminal proceedings is carried out by the Ivano-Frankivsk Regional Prosecutor's Office. For extortion, the current legislation provides for liability in the form of imprisonment for a period of three to seven years.
