The heads of the Boryspil and Bucha TCCs were exposed in a scheme to evade mobilisation. More than $1 million was seized from them and their foreign accomplice. This was reported by Komersant ukrainskyi
with reference to the Prosecutor General’s Office and the Security Service of Ukraine.
According to the investigation, they helped at least 20 people evade mobilisation. The scheme consisted of issuing documents about their unfitness for service.
They were notified of suspicion of obstructing the lawful activities of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and other military formations, as well as providing undue advantage (Part 1 of Article 114-1, Part 3 of Article 369 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).
“According to the investigation, the heads of the Boryspil and Bucha TCCs organised a scheme to evade mobilisation. They ensured the production of forged medical documents, which later served as the basis for declaring persons liable for military service unfit for military service and their exclusion from military registration,” the Prosecutor General’s Office said.
Each “evader” was asked to pay at least $37,000.
“This amount included the preparation of a complete ‘package’ of documents, including fictitious medical certificates, as well as ‘support’ for the evaders during the military medical commission. To implement the scheme, military enlistment office officials used personal connections among the representatives of the MEC, who were involved in the criminal scheme in the dark. Then, fake documents were used to remove potential recruits from the military register, which gave them the opportunity to flee abroad,” the SBU said.
The TCC officials engaged their foreign acquaintance to search for the evaders and transfer the money.
The SBU military counterintelligence detained the intermediary in a Kyiv restaurant when he was receiving USD 50,000 from new clients. After that, both officials of the TCC were detained in their offices.
More than 30 searches were conducted at the premises of the TCC, as well as at the residences of the TCC managers, their accomplice, “fugitives” and in the cars of the defendants. They kept the funds in special caches under the floor and in the lining of the houses.
“During the searches, almost half a million US dollars were seized from two heads of district TCCs, and more than $600,000 from their accomplice, as well as military registration and medical documents of persons liable for military service,” the statement said.
In addition, during the searches in the foreigner’s house, a large number of weapons were found, including a pistol with a silencer, the origin of which is currently being established.
The SBU investigators served the detainees a notice of suspicion under two articles of the Criminal Code of Ukraine:
- ч. 1 Art. 114-1 (obstruction of the lawful activities of the Armed Forces and other military formations);
- ч. 3 of Art. 369 (unlawful benefit given to an official holding a responsible position, committed by prior conspiracy by a group of persons).
The offenders face up to 8 years in prison.
The issue of choosing a preventive measure in the form of detention without bail is currently being decided.