Suspicion Against Village Council Head for Corruption
The Odessa regional prosecutor's office has reported suspicions against the head of a village council in the Bolhrad district for receiving and demanding an undue benefit for influencing state decisions (Part 3 of Article 369-2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).
According to the investigation, the official demanded $12,000 from the head of a local enterprise for assistance in allocating four agricultural land plots, each with an area of 50 hectares.
In exchange for this money, he promised to influence the village council deputies to approve the decision on the sale of rights to the plots for further transfer to the enterprise.
The village head was detained after handing over an advance of $3,000. He has currently been placed in custody with the possibility of bail and has been suspended from his position.
The measures to expose the illegal activities were carried out by prosecutors of the Specialized Environmental Prosecutor's Office of the Odessa Regional Prosecutor's Office together with investigators of the Main Directorate of the National Police in the Odessa region, with operational support from the Department of Strategic Investigations of the National Police of Ukraine.
Note: According to Article 62 of the Constitution of Ukraine, a person is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a lawful manner and established by a court verdict.
