Prosecutor's Office: deputy chief doctor of central medical examination detained for bribery
Kyiv • UNN
The official demanded 2 thousand dollars for assistance in obtaining a group II disability for a person liable for military service. During the searches, $20,000 and documents on disability registration were seized from her.
An official of the Central Medico-Examiner's Office was detained while receiving a bribe, the Prosecutor General's Office said on Thursday, UNN reports.
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"The deputy chief physician of the State Institution "Centralized Forensic Medical Examination Center of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine" was exposed on receiving an undue advantage. She was served a notice of suspicion of influence peddling (Part 3 of Article 369-2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine)," the Prosecutor General's Office said.
According to the investigation, "the deputy chief physician promised to assist a citizen liable for military service in obtaining a group II disability in exchange for USD 2 thousand. This would provide grounds for removing him from the military register. "She convinced the man that it was not the first time she had solved such "issues" and knew how to do it," the report says.
Law enforcement officers reportedly detained the official in accordance with Article 208 of the CPC while she was receiving money.
"During the searches, almost $20,000, documents on disability registration, medical records, personal files and other evidence of criminal activity were seized from her. A pre-trial restraint has now been imposed on the suspect," the prosecutor's office said.
