In the capital, the management and doctors of a medical institution were detained for "arranging" disabilities for money. Searches are currently underway, documentation is being seized, and the detainees are being prepared for a notice of suspicion, UNN reports with reference to the Office of the Prosecutor General.
... the head of the communal medical institution of the executive body of the Kyiv City Council, as well as two heads of departments — psychiatric and admission — were detained.
As UNN learned from its own sources, this refers to the Communal Non-Profit Enterprise "Clinical Institution for Psychiatric Care "PSYCHIATRY" of the executive body of the Kyiv City Council (Kyiv City State Administration)".
Details
According to the investigation, officials organized a scheme for fictitiously arranging disability groups for conscripts who sought to avoid mobilization and travel abroad under the guise of persons with disabilities.
The scheme included falsification of documents regarding alleged inpatient treatment, preparation of medical conclusions, and a subsequent decision by the Medical Social Expert Commission (MSEC) to establish a second disability group.
The detention under Article 208 of the Criminal Procedure Code of Ukraine took place immediately after the head of the institution received the last part of the illegal benefit in the amount of 5 thousand US dollars for "arranging" the disability. The total documented amount of bribes received is 11 thousand US dollars and 4,196 UAH.
Additionally
According to the Office of the Prosecutor General, searches are currently underway, documentation is being seized, all persons involved in illegal activities are being identified, as well as citizens who illegally used such "services."
The detainees are being prepared for a notice of suspicion and the issue of choosing a preventive measure is being resolved.