A 50-year-old resident of Sambir has been charged with organising the illegal transfer of a man liable for military service across the state border of Ukraine while he was subject to a preventive measure in the form of night-time house arrest. This was reported by the Sambir District Prosecutor’s Office.
According to the investigation, in the summer the accused agreed to arrange the removal of a 37-year-old “client” from Staryi Sambir to the border in Ivano-Frankivsk region. At a designated section they were to be met by another person, who was to act as the direct guide through the mountainous area to cross the border outside official checkpoints in the direction of Romania.
The organiser of the transfer valued his services at 11,000 euros, which, as agreed, had to be paid even before leaving Lviv region. In mid-August he was detained after receiving payment on the way to the border under Article 208 of the Criminal Procedure Code of Ukraine.
The man is charged with organising the illegal transfer of a person across the state border of Ukraine, as well as facilitating this by providing advice, instructions, means and removing obstacles, committed by a group of persons by prior conspiracy for mercenary motives under Part 3 of Article 332 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. Separately, the court is already considering another indictment against this Sambir resident – he is accused of systematic tapping into a main oil pipeline and stealing oil products.
The pre-trial investigation in the case of illegal transfer was conducted by the Sambir District Police Department of the Main Directorate of the National Police in Lviv region, with operational support provided by the Office of the Security Service of Ukraine in Lviv region.
Pursuant to Article 62 of the Constitution of Ukraine, a person is presumed innocent of committing a crime until their guilt is proved in accordance with the law and established by a guilty verdict of the court.