Smuggling men abroad: head of charity fund and his accomplice exposed in Zaporizzhia
Kyiv • UNN
The head of a charitable foundation and his accomplice were detained for organizing the illegal transportation of persons liable for military service across the border of Ukraine. The scheme involved the registration of a fictitious guardianship over a disabled person to travel to the EU for USD 10-15 thousand.
In Zaporizzhia, a benefactor and his accomplice were caught on receiving USD 5 thousand. A philanthropist and his accomplice were exposed in Zaporizhzhia for facilitating the smuggling of men liable for military service across the state border. This was reported by the press service of the Zaporizhzhia Regional Prosecutor's Office, UNN reports .
Under the procedural supervision of the Shevchenkivskyi District Prosecutor's Office of Zaporizzhia, the head of the charity foundation and its intermediary were exposed and served a notice of suspicion of extortion and receiving an unlawful benefit for influencing the decision-making of a person authorized to perform state functions (Part 2 Art. 28, Part 3 Art. 369-2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine),
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iAccording to the investigation, the suspects organized a criminal scheme to smuggle men liable for military service across the state border of Ukraine. With the assistance of a charitable organization headed by one of them, they resolved issues related to the execution of documents on the guardianship of a disabled person in need of treatment in the EU. On the basis of these documents, the fugitive, under the pretext of fictitiously accompanying a person with disabilities, freely crossed the state border of Ukraine. The price of such a service ranged from 10 to 15 thousand US dollars.
Law enforcers detained the men red-handed in accordance with Art. 208 of the Criminal Procedure Code of Ukraine while they were receiving the first part of the agreed reward. According to the agreement, the conscript had to pay USD 5 thousand immediately, the rest - after passing customs control,
The issue of choosing a custody as a measure of restraint is currently being decided. Other persons involved in the crime are being identified.
