The prosecutor's office sent to the Dzerzhinsky district court of Kharkov an indictment against two police officers.

As the head of the prosecutor’s office of the region, Ivan Tarasov, told a 24-year-old and. the commander of the patrol company is charged with excess of official authority committed by a group of persons in a preliminary conspiracy (h. 2 st. 28 h. 3 st. 365 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine), his 29-year-old colleague is aiding in the commission of this crime (h. 5 st. 27 h. 2 st. 28 h. 3 st. 365 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).

According to the investigation, the suspect found out that his neighbor had a “twin” auto.. The brand of car, color and license plates coincided with another car, whose owner lives in Kiev. The police decided to "earn extra money" on this situation. Together with two colleagues, he tracked down a neighbor. Patrol on a company car stopped his Hyundai in a poorly populated area.. Militiamen told the driver that the car was allegedly on the wanted list, and therefore it should be withdrawn and placed on the penalty area. They intimidated the man, saying that he could be left without a car.. Incidentally, they proposed an "alternative" in the form of 1 thousand. Doll. "Compensation".

Since the victim did not have the necessary amount with him, the police came up with such a scheme: he would give them the car along with the keys and documents and he would know the location of the vehicle only after he gave all the money. The driver agreed to the conditions of the patrol and even rolled with them to his house. From home, a man made an advance payment of 6.5 thousand to law enforcement officers.. uah. The rest of the amount he had to transfer later. During the week, the police did not get in touch with the victim at all, and then, after lengthy negotiations, they still told him where Hyunda was..

When the driver arrived behind the car in the garage cooperative, he found it completely dismantled.. The police removed everything from the car - from the battery to the seats and headlights. As a result, the victim suffered damage amounting to more than 400 thousand. uah.

As a result of searches conducted as part of criminal proceedings,. company commander found a signal pistol, converted to the shooting of live ammunition. Now the policeman is also charged with illegal handling of weapons (h. 1 st. 263 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).

Regarding the third suspect, a 23-year-old patrol inspector, the investigation is carried out according to. 2 st. 28 h. 3 st. 365 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. Now a policeman is wanted. According to the investigation, he is hiding in the territory of the Russian Federation. The court granted permission for his arrest and arrest..

Currently, all persons involved in criminal proceedings at the request of the prosecutor's office are removed from their positions.