Deputy head of Khmelnytskyi RSA exposed for receiving "kickbacks" for road repairs
Kyiv • UNN
The deputy head of Khmelnytskyi RSA received a 5% kickback for facilitating the conclusion of road repair contracts. He faces up to 10 years in prison with confiscation of property.
Law enforcement officers uncovered a scheme of embezzlement of budget funds during road restoration, in which, according to the investigation, the deputy head of the Khmelnytskyi Regional State Administration was involved. The official allegedly received 5% of the contract value for facilitating the conclusion of agreements with road construction companies. This was reported by the SBU press service, writes UNN.
The Main Directorate of Internal Security of the SBU and the Office of the Prosecutor General eliminated a large-scale scheme of embezzlement of budget funds on the restoration of highways. As a result of comprehensive measures, the deputy head of the Khmelnytskyi Regional Military Administration was exposed, who received bribes for concluding contracts for the repair of interregional highways
As the investigation found, the amount of the "kickback" that the official received was 5% of the total value of the agreement.
For this amount, the suspect guaranteed the signing of a contract with a road construction company and the allocation of budget funds for the execution of the work.
He involved the head of a specialized state institution in the illegal activity.
SBU officers documented how the official negotiated with a contractor about a bribe of UAH 1.1 million and the phased transfer of part of this amount during June of this year.
Participants of the "scheme", in accordance with the crimes committed, have been notified of suspicion under several articles of the Criminal Code of Ukraine:
Part 3 of Art. 368 (acceptance of an unlawful benefit by an official holding a responsible position);
Part 3 of Art. 369 (offer, promise or provision of an unlawful benefit to an official holding a responsible position).
The issue of choosing a preventive measure for the perpetrators is being decided. The suspects face up to 10 years in prison with confiscation of property.
The investigation continues to establish the possible involvement in the crime of one of the heads of the law enforcement agency of the region, as well as other representatives of local self-government bodies, and to bring all those responsible to justice.