The Security Service of Ukraine and the State Bureau of Investigation exposed the criminal activities of the deputy chairman of the Poltava Regional Council.
About this write SBU
“The Security Service and the State Bureau of Investigation documented the crimes committed by the Deputy Chairman of the Poltava Regional Council. According to the investigation, in March 2023 the official issued a business trip to the city of Bydgoszcz in the Republic of Poland and traveled outside Ukraine under the guise of a business trip“, the message says.
As it turned out, instead of performing official duties, the deputy was all the time in one of the countries of the European Union. This is confirmed by data from his bank cards, which were used to pay for services in foreign hotels, restaurants and shops.
Moreover, intending to purchase real estate in the EU, the official illegally signed a power of attorney for a foreign citizen. After returning from the “business trip”, he entered false information in the reporting documents in order to hide his actions.
During the conducted searches, original documents confirming his illegal stay abroad, as well as mobile phones containing evidence of his criminal activities, were seized from the deputy.
Based on the collected evidence, he was charged with suspicion under three articles of the Criminal Code of Ukraine:
- Art. 366 (official forgery);
- Art. 190 (fraud);
- Item 358 (forgery of documents, seals, stamps and forms, sale or use of forged documents, seals, stamps).
Currently, the issue of choosing a preventive measure for him is being resolved. An investigation is ongoing to establish all the circumstances of the crime and bring the perpetrators to justice.
