Scheme to evade mobilization through fictitious paternity exposed in Kyiv
Kyiv • UNN
Kyiv police stopped the activities of a criminal group that helped conscripts avoid mobilization for $3,500. The organizers offered to obtain the status of a father with many children through fictitious confirmation of paternity in court.
Kyiv law enforcement officers stopped the activities of a group that helped conscripts evade mobilization. For 3.5 thousand dollars , the criminals offered evaders to obtain a fictitious status of a father with many children. UNN reports this with reference to the Kyiv police.
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According to the investigation, the organizer of the scheme was a 30-year-old former secretary of the city district court of Odesa region, who, using connections from her previous job, arranged for cases to be considered under an expedited procedure.
In addition, the offender engaged a 30-year-old resident of Odesa region, whose duties included finding "clients" who wanted to avoid mobilization, and women with minor children who had to confirm the paternity of men they did not know in court for money.
The "price" for the services was $3,500, of which the mothers received $500.
Law enforcement officers detained the organizer and her accomplice in accordance with Article 208 of the Criminal Procedure Code of Ukraine and conducted a series of searches, during which they seized material evidence of criminal activity - court decisions, "draft" records, mobile phones, money, bank cards and computer equipment.
Investigators notified the detainees and a 26-year-old woman who confirmed the paternity of the "client" in court of suspicion under Part 3 of Article 332 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine - illegal transportation of persons across the state border of Ukraine.
They face imprisonment for up to nine years with confiscation of property.
