They demanded funds, stole property and spread criminal influence — Rivne police reported suspicion to members of a criminal organization
The leader of the criminal organization is a 39-year-old repeatedly convicted local criminal authority, who positions himself as the so-called “spy” behind one of the districts of Rivne region. Among his accomplices are five natives of the region, some of whom also have ties to the criminal environment.
The attackers “specialized” in extorting money from local residents and theft. In particular, the operatives of the Regional Directorate of Strategic Investigations, the investigators of the regional police together with the employees of the USBU received evidence of their involvement in extorting from citizens 40 thousand US dollars and 6 episodes of theft of property worth more than a million hryvnias.
In February this year, the police detained the leader of the criminal organization. Then he was informed of the suspicion of spreading criminal influence (Part 1 of Art. 255-1 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine) and enforcement (Art. 189 KKU).
On the basis of the received additional evidence of criminal activity, the organizer and five participants were informed of suspicion under Part 2, 5 of Art. 255 (creation, leadership of a criminal community or criminal organization, as well as participation in it), Art. 27, Art. 28 part 4 of Art. 189 (extortion committed organized group) and art. 27 part 5 of article 185 (theft committed by an organized group) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
For the crime, the suspect faces from 12 to 15 years in prison.
The pre-trial investigation is ongoing — the Rivne Regional Prosecutor's Office carries out the procedural management.
Department of Strategic Investigations
National Police of Ukraine
