Removal from wanted list for car: suspicion declared against lieutenant colonel of Rivne OTCC
Employees of the State Bureau of Investigation reported the suspicion of the deputy head of the Rivne Regional Territorial Center for Recruitment and Social Support in extorting and receiving illegal benefits. According to the investigation, the official took money for issuing a deferral from mobilization even from those conscripts who had legal grounds for it, and in case of refusal, threatened to create artificial obstacles.
The State Bureau of Investigation notes that the “tariff” ranged from 10 to 12 thousand US dollars – depending on the grounds on which the man was to receive a deferral or be removed from the wanted list. Law enforcement officers and the prosecutor’s office cite an example of one documented episode: in December 2025, according to the investigation, an official organized a scheme to receive a bribe from a conscript in the form of a vehicle.
As investigators established, in exchange for removing the man from the wanted list in the state register “Oberig”, as well as for guaranteeing his further non-call-up during general mobilization, the suspect, through a subordinate intermediary, demanded to pay most of the cost of a 2013 Toyota Highlander.
The amount of the illicit benefit, according to the investigation, was 12 thousand US dollars. The SBI claims that the official added part of the funds himself – “declaring part of the money from previous “receipts””. The car was registered to a false person, but in fact it was the suspect who used it.
After the vehicle was handed over, the conscript was removed from the wanted list. The SBI claims that all stages of the alleged illegal activity were documented by law enforcement agencies.
The lieutenant colonel was charged under Part 3 of Art. 368 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine – extortion and receiving of unlawful benefit by an official occupying a responsible position, committed by prior conspiracy by a group of persons and combined with extortion.
The court chose a preventive measure in the form of detention with the alternative of paying bail in the amount of 2 million 271 thousand UAH. The possible involvement of other employees of the CCC and the Joint Venture in this crime is also being checked.
