The prosecutors of the Lviv Regional Prosecutor’s Office completed the pre-trial investigation and sent the indictment to the court against the director of the state-owned enterprise on the fact of demanding and receiving an illegal benefit (part 3 of Article 368 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).
The investigation established that the accused demanded a bribe of 1 million hryvnias from the entrepreneur for not creating obstacles during the lease of warehouses at the facility, where goods and material values of the state reserve are stored.
In case of refusal to pay him a “kickback”, the director promised to create artificial obstacles for the extension of the contract and the release of goods from the warehouse, which the victim had already cleared through customs.
The employee was detained while receiving the first part of the illegal benefit in the amount of UAH 200,000.
Currently, the man has been removed from his post.
The pre-trial investigation was carried out by the investigators of the Main Department of the National Police of Lviv Region, based on the materials of the SBU Office in Lviv Region.
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.
Department of Information Policy
Lviv Regional Prosecutor’s Office