SBI detains Navy ship commander who extorted bribe from subordinates for land leave
Kyiv • UNN
The commander of the Ukrainian Navy was detained for receiving bribes of up to UAH 150,000 per month from his subordinates for granting them shore leave.
Law enforcement officers have exposed the commander of a department on one of the Ukrainian Navy vessels, who would not let his subordinates go ashore without a bribe. This was reported by the State Bureau of Investigation, UNN reports.
Details
Investigators found that in order to take a legal day off from the ship, his subordinates had to pay him UAH 10 thousand. According to intelligence, he could have earned at least UAH 150 thousand per month on sailors' time off.
On July 9, 2024, law enforcement officers detained the defendant while receiving another payment in the amount of USD 1 thousand. He received this money from a subordinate for the opportunity to go to the land during the weekend for a month. The serviceman was served a notice of suspicion of receiving an unlawful benefit by an official (Part 3 of Art. 368 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).
The detainee was chosen as a measure of restraint in the form of detention with a possibility of bail in the amount of UAH 182 thousand.
The man faces a sentence of up to 10 years in prison.
Recall
In May , the State Bureau of Investigation launched an investigation into the command of the 125th separate territorial defense brigade due to an enemy breakthrough in Kharkiv region.
