In the Kyiv region, a series of mobilization evasion schemes involving fictitious "deferments" and bribes at the TCC were exposed
Kyiv • UNN
Law enforcement officers exposed bribery at the TCC and the Military Medical Commission in the Kyiv region. Officials were selling fictitious certificates and reservations for thousands of dollars.
In the Kyiv region, law enforcement officers have uncovered a series of mobilization evasion schemes involving fictitious medical certificates, illegal deferments, and the acceptance of unlawful benefits by Territorial Recruitment Center (TRC) officials and Military Medical Commission (MMC) doctors. This was reported by the Kyiv Regional Prosecutor's Office, according to UNN.
In the Kyiv region, law enforcement officers continue systematic work to expose those who tried to turn mobilization processes into a source of illegal income,
Brovary District
In Brovary, a scheme for illegally obtaining MMC decisions was uncovered. According to the investigation, a psychiatrist who was a member of the military medical commission, along with accomplices, issued fictitious medical reports for money that allowed conscripts to obtain the status of "limitedly fit" without real grounds. The cost of such a "decision" ranged from 1,500 to 1,900 US dollars. The doctor was detained after receiving another unlawful benefit and was served a notice of suspicion under Part 1 and Part 3 of Art. 368 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. The investigation is also checking the possible involvement of other MMC members and certain employees of the Brovary TRC in the scheme.
Boryspil District
In Boryspil, prosecutors documented a case of influence peddling in the field of mobilization. According to the investigation, an official of the district TRC received 2,500 US dollars for a promise to influence a decision regarding the unhindered exit of a conscript from the TRC premises and subsequent avoidance of mobilization. His actions are qualified under Part 2 of Art. 369-2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine - receiving an unlawful benefit for influencing the decision-making of a person authorized to perform state functions.
Another uncovered episode in the Boryspil district involves a scheme for illegal deferment through employment at a state enterprise. The head of one of the state forestry units organized a mechanism for the formal hiring of men of conscription age with subsequent deferment (reservation). For such a "service," the official received a 3,000 US dollar advance, and later another 17,000 US dollars for the employment and deferment of two individuals. He was detained immediately after receiving the second part of the funds. A notice of suspicion was served under Part 4 of Art. 368 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
Obukhiv District
In the Obukhiv region, five conscripts were exposed who, in order to obtain a deferment, submitted forged medical documents to the TRC regarding the alleged disability of a wife or mother and the need for constant third-party care. Based on the false documents, they illegally obtained a deferment from mobilization. After verifying the circumstances, the men were served a notice of suspicion under Art. 336 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine - evasion of conscription for military service during mobilization.
Bila Tserkva District
In Bila Tserkva, a scheme of illegal "services" for conscripts was uncovered. According to the investigation, the suspects offered to "cancel" summonses for 1,500–2,000 US dollars, remove a person from the wanted list for 5,000 US dollars, and arrange a fictitious deferment through an enterprise with "critically important" status for 7,000–10,000 US dollars. According to the investigation, TRC officials and their accomplices from the private sector were involved in the scam, registering men for work only on paper, without actual employment. Three participants in the scheme were served a notice of suspicion under Part 3 of Art. 27 and Part 3 of Art. 368 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.