Drone manufacturer demanded 100,000 euros for a Chamber of Commerce and Industry conclusion, official and her son detained - prosecutor's office
Kyiv • UNN
In Ukraine, a scheme to extort 100,000 euros from a defense enterprise for a conclusion of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry was exposed. A CCI advisor and her son were detained after receiving the second part of the bribe.
In Ukraine, a scheme to extort 100 thousand euros from a defense enterprise with a state contract for the conclusion of the Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce and Industry was uncovered; the advisor to the Ukrainian CCI and her son were detained in the case, reported the Office of the Prosecutor General on Thursday, writes UNN.
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"Prosecutors of the OPG together with the SBU uncovered a scheme of extortion and receipt of 100 thousand euros of undue advantage for issuing a conclusion of the Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce and Industry," stated the Office of the Prosecutor General.
According to the investigation, the defense enterprise was executing a state contract for the manufacture and supply of unmanned systems. After a large-scale fire at the warehouses, part of the products was destroyed. For the legal settlement of further contract execution and avoidance of unjustified penalties, the enterprise applied to the Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce and Industry for an official conclusion on a significant change of circumstances.
Instead, according to the investigation, the legal advisor of the Ukrainian CCI demanded from the enterprise's representative the transfer of 100 thousand euros for obtaining such a document. She involved her son as an intermediary in the implementation of the scheme
According to the Office of the Prosecutor General, the enterprise was made to understand that in case of refusal, artificial problems with documents could arise. "In particular, during possible subsequent checks in the databases and archives of the CCI, the materials on the basis of which the conclusion was issued could supposedly 'disappear', and the signature of the authorized person could be called into question," the statement reads.
Law enforcement officers, as stated, documented the transfer of the undue advantage in two tranches of 50 thousand euros each.
After the transfer of the second part of the funds on July 7, the advisor of the Ukrainian CCI and her son were detained in accordance with Art. 208 of the Criminal Procedure Code of Ukraine
They, as reported, have been notified of suspicion of aiding in the receipt of undue advantage by an official of a private law legal entity, committed by prior conspiracy by a group of persons and combined with extortion under Part 5 of Art. 27, Part 4 of Art. 368-3 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
At the request of the prosecutor, the court chose a preventive measure for the suspects in the form of detention. For the advisor of the Ukrainian CCI, an alternative of 10 million hryvnias bail was set, for her son - 5 million hryvnias.
