BES says charities sell cars imported ostensibly for the Armed Forces
25 November 13:58
The Bureau of Economic Security has reported a high-profile case allegedly being handled by detectives in Lviv region. This case concerns cars that were illegally imported into the country under the guise of volunteers, reports Komersant ukrainskyi
“Detectives of the TU BEB in Lviv region exposed three charitable foundations that ensured the importation of more than 700 used cars into Ukraine without paying the relevant customs duties. The investigation established that a group of people, including citizens of Ukraine and the Republic of Moldova, organized the illegal import of vehicles under the guise of humanitarian aid for the needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. In fact, the cars were sold for cash,”
– reported the BES.
According to the BES press service, BES detectives conducted a series of searches at the suspects’ residences and seized documents, 17 vehicles, and computer equipment.
At the same time, the BES did not explain why 700 cars were to be sold and only 17 were seized.
It is worth noting that recently there have been a lot of reports in the media about the activities of BES employees that have signs of corruption. For example, Manifesto 42 reported another pressure on business from the BES.
Earlier, reported that the BES blocked the work of a food supplier for the Armed Forces.
We also reported that a BES detective received an apartment in the capital as a gift, the head of BES detectives Tkachuk declared an apartment in Austria, and the head of the Poltava BES declared an airplane, millions of dollars in cash and 200 hectares of land.
Also, according to the SBI, the heads of the Odesa BES are involved in a case of financial fraud worth UAH 10 billion in the “grain corridor.”
Kommersant Ukrayinsky analyzed whether the BES will be rebooted here.
