"Exemption" from mobilization through fake TCR summonses: NGO head and his accomplices detained in Zakarpattia. PHOTO
The Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) and the National Police have dismantled another large-scale scheme to evade mobilization in Zakarpattia. As a result of comprehensive measures in Uzhhorod, the head of a civic association was exposed after he, together with a former official of a district Territorial Center of Recruitment and Social Support (TCR and SS), arranged "exemptions" for draft evaders in exchange for bribes.
This was reported by Censor.NET, citing the SSU press center.
How did the scheme work?
As the investigation established, the suspects sold clients summonses to appear at a TCR and SS with a date set one month after the "purchase" of the document. In effect, this gave them the status of an "exemption" in the event that law enforcement checked their registration records.
If a new document was needed, the organizers of the scheme issued fresh copies to the draft evaders for an additional fee.
Price tag
The cost of the "service" ranged from US$800 to US$2,000 for one summons.
Who is involved?
According to the case file, the scheme was organized by the head of a local civic association and a former serviceman. Information is being checked about the possible involvement of the acting head of the district TCR and SS and his subordinate, an employee of one of the departments of the restricted-access facility.
SSU officers documented the transfer of one of the "tranches" to the organizers of the crime.
Arrest and charges
- During searches of the suspects’ homes and workplaces, documentation and mobile phones containing evidence of the crimes were found.
- The detainees have now been notified of charges under Part 5 of Article 27 and Part 3 of Article 368 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (aiding and abetting the acceptance of an offer, promise or receipt of an undue benefit by an official).
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Notices of suspicion are planned for all participants in the scheme. The offenders face up to 10 years in prison with confiscation of property.
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The comprehensive measures were carried out under the procedural supervision of the Zakarpattia Specialized Defense Prosecutor’s Office of the Western Region.
