Fraud in medical procurement: court remanded deputy head of Zaporizhzhia regional council and local deputy in custody
Kyiv • UNN
The court took into custody the deputy head of Zaporizhzhia regional council and a local deputy on charges of fraudulent medical procurement.
The High Anti-Corruption Court has imposed a preventive measure on the deputy head of Zaporizhzhia regional council, his assistant and a local deputy caught bribing for fraud in medical procurement, UNN reports citing the SAPO.
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The court partially granted the motion of the NABU detectives, approved by the SAPO prosecutor, and imposed a preventive measure of detention on the deputy head of the Zaporizhzhia Regional Council and the local deputy with an alternative of UAH 3 million and UAH 1 million bail, respectively.
The assistant deputy head was placed under round-the-clock house arrest.
As noted, the investigation documented 4 episodes of illegal activity of these individuals, namely 4 transfers of funds totaling more than UAH 650 thousand.
The actions of the suspects are classified under Part 4 of Art. 369 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (offer, promise or giving of an unlawful benefit to an official).
The pre-trial investigation is ongoing.
Earlier, UNN wrote with reference to the SBU and SAPO that the deputy head of the Zaporizhzhia regional council, his assistant and a local deputy were found to have taken bribes in exchange for helping certain companies win medical procurement contracts. On February 20, they were notified of suspicion.
