Under the procedural guidance of the prosecutors of the Lviv Regional Prosecutor’s Office, the dean and deputy dean of faculties of one of the higher educational institutions of Lviv were exposed and informed of the suspicion of soliciting and receiving an unlawful benefit (Part 3 of Article 368 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).
According to the investigation, the suspects demanded a monetary reward from the students for successfully completing the credit and examination session.
The officials were detained in accordance with Art. 208 of the Criminal Procedure Code of Ukraine, after receiving an unlawful benefit by them. One of the participants received a bribe in the amount of almost 17,500 hryvnias, and the other received a bribe of 4,500 hryvnias.
Investigations are ongoing, other involved persons are being identified.
The issue of choosing preventive measures for detainees and removing them from their positions is being resolved.
The pre-trial investigation is carried out by the investigators of the Main Department of the National Police in Lviv region, operational support is provided by the USR in Lviv region of the SSR of the NP of Ukraine.
Note: in accordance with Art. 62 of the Constitution of Ukraine, a person is considered innocent of committing a crime and cannot be subjected to criminal punishment until his guilt is proven in a legal manner and established by a court verdict.
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