The Military Prosecutor's Office is conducting searches of Defense Ministry officials.

UkrzaliznytsiaThe Investigative Department of the Main Military Prosecutor's Office of the Prosecutor General of Ukraine is conducting a pre-trial investigation into a criminal case initiated on charges of abuse of power and official position by officials of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine who serve on the competitive bidding committee (Part 2 of Article 364 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine). This was reported by the Public Relations and Media Department of the Prosecutor General's Office of Ukraine.

"While implementing measures to provide logistical support to the needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in 2014, the aforementioned individuals used their official position contrary to the interests of the service and accepted offers from participants in the procurement of fuel and lubricants that contained inflated prices, resulting in damages to the state budget of Ukraine in the amount of over 3 million hryvnias," the statement reads.
In particular, the prosecutor's office, together with employees of the Organized Crime Control Department, is conducting searches at the workplace and residence of one of the deputy heads of the Ministry of Defense.
The officials face up to six years in prison and are disqualified from holding certain positions or engaging in certain activities.

 

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