The prosecutors of the Galician District Prosecutor’s Office of the city of Lviv filed an indictment against the director of one of the communal enterprises of Lviv for official negligence that caused serious consequences (Part 2 of Article 367 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).
According to the investigation, the director of the utility company concluded a contract with the district administration on the provision of street cleaning and sweeping services in one of the districts of Lviv.
Subsequently, the accused did not verify the information and signed the act of acceptance of the completed works with the specified false information, namely the inflated cost of expenses for the use and operation of machines and mechanisms for the winter maintenance of highways and the provision of street cleaning and sweeping services (winter maintenance).
Namely, the cost of depreciation deductions was unjustifiably included in the cost of machine-hours of automotive equipment, which is on winter duty without leaving.
According to the results of the examinations, the cost of the works was overestimated by UAH 1.8 million.
The pre-trial investigation in the criminal proceedings was carried out by the investigators of the Lviv District Department No. 1 of the Provincial Government of Ukraine in the 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.
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Lviv Regional Prosecutor’s Office