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In the Zaporizhzhia region, the deputy head of the regional council, his assistant and a deputy of the regional council are accused of corruption in the amount of more than 650 thousand hryvnias related to medical procurement. About this informs NABU
“During 2023-2024, the defendants repeatedly provided one of the company’s directors with funds so that he would contribute to the victory of predetermined companies in tenders announced by the medical institution, as well as the opening of an account by the medical institution in a specified bank and the placement of funds in it.” – says the message.
In the course of the investigation, four cases of the transfer of illegal benefits were documented. The last of them became the reason for exposing the perpetrators. The perpetrators were arrested immediately after handing over the next amount of money. On January 2, 2025, the prosecutor of the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office sent the indictment to the court.
Their actions were qualified in accordance with the Criminal Code of Ukraine: the deputy chairman of the Zaporizhia Regional Council is charged under Part 3 of Article 27 and Part 4 of Article 369, his assistant – under Part 5 of Article 27 and Part 4 of Article 369, and the deputy of the Regional Council – under Part 4 of Article 369. For these crimes, they face punishment in the form of imprisonment for a term of 5 to 10 years with the possibility of with or without confiscation of property.
