Since the beginning of the year, the police have opened 350 criminal proceedings for falsifying PCR test results
Since the beginning of this year, the police have opened 350 criminal proceedings for falsifying the results of PCR tests, COVID-19 vaccination certificates, international vaccination certificates and COVID certificates. At the same time, 70% of registered crimes have already been reported to persons of suspicion. The Head of the National Police of Ukraine Igor Klymenko wrote about this in his column for Interfax-Ukraine.
He noted that 21% of all proceedings in this category were initiated on the materials of employees of the Security Service of Ukraine, and 19% - according to the data of the Border Service of Ukraine.
Most often, such crimes are qualified under Art. 358 of the Criminal Code - “Forgery of documents, seals, stamps and forms, the sale or use of forged documents, seals, stamps”. Punishment for production or sale - from a fine, which can reach 17 thousand hryvnias, and up to 5 years in prison. For those who use fake certificates or certificates, there is a penalty from a fine of up to 850 hryvnias and up to a restriction of liberty for a period of up to 2 years.
Precisely according to Art. 358 Criminal Procedure Code registered 320 out of all 350 already existing criminal proceedings.
Department of Communications of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine
