Disability for $12,000: doctor has been detained in Kamianets-Podilskyi on suspicion of abuse of influence. PHOTOS
Officers from the Criminal Investigation Department, working alongside investigators from the Investigative Department of the Main Directorate of the National Police in the Khmelnytskyi region, under the procedural guidance of the public prosecutor’s office and with the support of special forces, have exposed an oncologist for abuse of influence.
This was reported by Censor.NET, citing the National Police of Ukraine.
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The doctor promised a local resident that he would help arrange a disability status for the man’s wife.
The suspect quoted a price of 12,000 dollars for these services. Police officers arrested him whilst he was receiving the specified sum.
As part of the investigation, law enforcement officers carried out eight authorised searches, during which they seized cash in various currencies, rough notes and other items.
Investigators have now charged the doctor with abuse of influence, an offence punishable by between 3 and 8 years’ imprisonment with confiscation of property. The investigation is ongoing. The question of what preventive measure to impose on the suspect is currently being considered.
