Illegal logging worth UAH 34 million uncovered in Dnipropetrovsk region: forestry director notified of suspicion
Kyiv • UNN
A forestry official in Dnipropetrovsk region is suspected of illegal logging in a nature reserve. Damages to the state are estimated at almost 34 million hryvnias.
In the Dnipropetrovsk region, a forestry official is suspected of illegal logging within a nature reserve. According to the investigation, in 2022, he issued logging permits without proper authorization, which caused damage to the state amounting to almost 34 million hryvnias.
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This is reported by UNN with reference to the Office of the Prosecutor General.
Prosecutors of the Specialized Environmental Prosecutor's Office of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Prosecutor's Office informed the director of the State Enterprise "Dnipro Forestry" of suspicion on the fact of improper performance of official duties
As indicated by the prosecutors, according to the investigation, in 2022, the official, without obtaining special permits, "illegally issued logging permits for felling trees within the natural reserve fund on the territory of the Dnipropetrovsk region."
The state suffered losses amounting to almost 34 million hryvnias