In Rivne Region, based on materials from the Security Service of Ukraine, a court process has been initiated against a “family business”: a medical facility official and her ex-husband, who assisted draft evaders in obtaining deferrals from mobilization.
This is reported by Rivne24
The Security Service has completed the pre-trial investigation and submitted indictments to the court against the head of a medical rehabilitation center in the Varash district and her ex-husband, the head of the neurology department at one of the regional hospitals. They organized a scheme for the illegal issuance of deferrals from mobilization for men of conscription age.
This illegal activity was uncovered in March of this year as a result of comprehensive measures.
The individuals involved used their connections among medical officials, military registration employees, and local government representatives to issue fake documents. For a monetary reward, they assisted “clients” in obtaining deferrals under the pretext of caring for close relatives.
To implement the scheme, they first organized fictitious inpatient treatment for the relatives of the “draft evaders,” based on which they issued forged conclusions from the medical advisory commission about the supposed necessity of constant external care.
The “family business” also facilitated obtaining a certificate confirming the fact of constant care. The conscripted individuals used the prepared documents to formalize an official deferral from conscription.
The perpetrators demanded about 7 thousand US dollars for their “services” from each client.
Law enforcement detained the medical facility official “in the act” while receiving the second part of the illegal benefit.
During sanctioned searches, cash, rough notes, and documentation confirming their illegal activities were seized from the suspects.
Under the procedural guidance of the Rivne Regional Prosecutor’s Office, indictments against these individuals were submitted to the court for committing crimes under Part 5 of Article 27, Part 2 of Article 28, and Part 3 of Article 369-2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (acceptance of an offer, promise, or receipt of illegal benefit for influence on the decision-making by a person authorized to perform state functions, combined with extortion of such benefit). They face up to 8 years of imprisonment with confiscation of property.