Military official from Kharkiv region will be tried for making money on his subordinates

Military official from Kharkiv region will be tried for making money on his subordinates

Kyiv  •  UNN

April 3 2024, 06:50 AM • 76559 views

A military official from Kharkiv region took UAH 1.05 million from 14 subordinates, promising to transfer them to another unit and help one of them avoid punishment, but had no intention of fulfilling these promises.

Law enforcers have completed an investigation into the head of a battalion personnel group of a brigade in Kharkiv region. He took money from soldiers for helping them solve their problems in the service. This was reported by the press service of the State Bureau of Investigation, UNN reports.

Details

It is noted that the official collected UAH 1 million 50 thousand from 14 servicemen, whom he promised to transfer to another, newly created military unit.

He also promised to help his subordinate, who was detained by law enforcement officers while intoxicated. For UAH 180 thousand, the official promised to "resolve the issue" of not bringing the offender to administrative responsibility.

In fact, the official did not plan to provide any "help" to anyone, but simply extorted money from his subordinates in this way,

- the statement said.

Recall

Law enforcement completed an investigation into a deputy battalion commander of a military unit in Odesa region who forced his subordinates to build a house for his mother-in-law. The indictment was sent to court.