An indictment was sent to the court against the vice-rector of one of the universities of Kharkov on the fact of obtaining an unlawful benefit by an official, combined with extortion (part. 3 st. 368 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine). This is reported by the Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor's Office.

During the pre-trial investigation, it was established that the vice-rector for economic work of one of the Kharkov universities demanded a bribe from the entrepreneur for concluding an agreement for the responsible temporary storage of property. The cost of the " hryvnias. On October 1, 2020, the entrepreneur transferred the specified amount to the employee.

During searches carried out at the vice-rector's place of work, the contract was seized and 21 thousand. hryvnias.

The pre-trial investigation was carried out by investigators of the Osnovyansky OP GUNP in the Kharkiv region, operational support - the Strategic Investigations Department in the Kharkiv region of the Strategic Investigations Department of the National Police of Ukraine.

The sanction of the article provides for punishment in the form of imprisonment for a term of five to ten years with the deprivation of the right to hold certain positions or engage in certain activities for up to three years with confiscation of property.