At the “Krakivets” checkpoint in the Lviv region, the border guards did not let a 21-year-old Ukrainian into Poland.
In order to cross the border, in addition to the passport, the man provided the border control inspector with a pension certificate. During the inspection, the border guards found that the document showed signs of forgery.
After being refused a pass through the state border, the man admitted that he had bought “pensioner status” from unknown people because he intended to enter the EU countries. The exposure did not stop the evader, he tried to “solve the issue” by bribery. The border guard refused the offer of a bribe of 500 euros.
Based on this fact, a notification of the commission of a criminal offense under Art. 369 of the Criminal Code “Offering or providing an unlawful benefit to an official.” The man will also be responsible for using forged documents when crossing the border – Art. 358 of the Criminal Code “Forgery of documents, seals, stamps and forms, sale or use of forged documents, seals, stamps”.
The border guards handed over the bribe-giver to the National Police.