Under the procedural guidance of the Stryi district prosecutor’s office, the head of a communal educational institution of one of the village councils of the Stryi district was notified of the suspicion. He is charged with embezzlement of budget funds in large amounts and official forgery (Part 4 of Article 191, Part 2 of Article 366 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).
According to the investigation, the director of a communal educational institution squandered budget funds when purchasing 6 generators for educational institutions at inflated prices.
Previously, in December 2022, based on the results of the tender, a contract for the purchase of backup power sources was concluded between the communal educational institution and the company.
However, the agreement contained notoriously unreliable information – the prices for the generators did not correspond to market prices. In turn, the suspect illegally endorsed an official document.
Later, according to the contract, funds were transferred from the local budget to the business entity.
As a result of such actions, the territorial community suffered losses of over UAH 600,000.
Investigations are ongoing.
The pre-trial investigation in criminal proceedings is carried out by investigators of police department No. 2 of the Stryi district police department of the Main Department of the National Police in Lviv region, under the operational support of the Security Service of Ukraine 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.
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