According to a report from the Odesa Regional Prosecutor's Office press center, three Odesa police officers were detained while attempting to accept a bribe of 52,000 hryvnias. The officers were reportedly from the same district police station in Odesa. Law enforcement officials promised to release a Ukrainian citizen, who was accused of drug possession, for a reward of 52,000 hryvnias.
The pre-trial investigation is currently ongoing, the police officers are in pre-trial detention, and the court is deciding what preventive measures will be chosen.
A criminal case has been opened on this matter, and the former police officers face up to twelve years in prison with confiscation of property. Furthermore, they will be prohibited from holding similar positions for three years.
It was previously reported that three officials from Odessa were detained: Gennady Chastkovsky, director of the Specialized Enterprise for Public Utilities and Consumer Services; Dmitry Rashevsky, head of the Novogorodskoye (Tairovskoye) Cemetery; and his deputy, Alexander Kovbel. These individuals demanded a bribe of $9 for the allocation of a burial plot in the cemetery.
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