Attorney General Ruslan Kravchenko reported the detention of two BEB employees: a detective promised to "resolve the issue" for $15,000
Law enforcement officers exposed two employees of the Economic Security Bureau of Ukraine suspected of receiving illicit benefits. These are two separate criminal proceedings. This was reported by Attorney General Ruslan Kravchenko.
According to the investigation, in the first case, a senior detective of the territorial department of the ESBU in Kyiv Region was exposed. The investigation believes that he demanded $15,000 from a man involved in a case concerning the manufacture, import, and sale of counterfeit money.
According to law enforcement, the detective claimed to have enough evidence to re-prosecute the man and insisted that due to his previous conviction, he would "definitely end up behind bars." Instead, he offered to "resolve the issue" for a bribe.
As the Attorney General noted, to organize meetings, the ESBU employee sent summonses allegedly for conducting investigative actions. According to the investigation, he initially received $10,000, after which no investigative actions were conducted with the man. During the next meeting with the complainant, the detective was detained.
In another criminal proceeding, an analyst of the ESBU, who previously worked in the tax service, was exposed. According to the investigation, a representative of a company, which was denied a license to store fuel, approached him.
The analyst offered help with resubmitting documents and promised to use his connections to influence tax officials. After resubmitting the documents, the company was issued a license, and the ESBU employee, according to the investigation, demanded $2,000 as a "reward."
Both officials were detained after receiving the funds under Article 208 of the Criminal Procedure Code of Ukraine. Notifications of suspicion and motions to the court for preventive measures are currently being prepared.
The actions of the senior detective are qualified under Part 3 of Article 368 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine — receiving illicit benefits by an official holding a responsible position, in a large amount. The ESBU analyst is charged with receiving illicit benefits for influencing the decision of a person authorized to perform state functions, under Part 3 of Article 369-2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
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