The 39-year-old resident of Lviv faces a penalty of imprisonment for up to nine years with confiscation of property.
As the investigators of the Department of Investigation of Crimes Committed in the Field of Official and Domestic Activities of the Lviv Oblast Police Investigative Department established, under the procedural guidance of the Lviv Regional Prosecutor’s Office, the perpetrator – a 39-year-old man from Lviv, assisted conscripted men – citizens of Ukraine and foreigners in the illegal crossing of the state border of Ukraine in wartime and provided them with support during transit outside the state.
The attacker estimated his services for three “clients” – citizens of Ukraine, at USD 4,200, and for two foreigners – at EUR 1,600. Law enforcement officers detained him on May 11, in accordance with Article 208 of the Criminal Procedure Code of Ukraine, while receiving funds.
The investigators informed the intruder about the suspicion of committing a criminal offense provided for in Part 3 of Article 332 (Illegal transportation of persons across the state border of Ukraine) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. The sanction of the article provides for punishment – deprivation of liberty for a period of seven to nine years with deprivation of the right to hold certain positions or engage in certain activities for a period of up to three years with confiscation of property.
The pre-trial investigation is ongoing.
Communications Department of the Lviv Oblast Police