The prosecutor's office of the Kherson region instituted criminal proceedings on the fact of giving an undue advantage to an official who occupies a responsible position.

Head of the Department of Economic Protection of the National Police of Ukraine asked to pay a bribe in the amount of 12 thousand US dollars for the unimpeded implementation of the criminal scheme for the theft of budget funds.

The official had to receive money in three stages: the first part of the amount was already taken by the head of the department in the amount of one thousand dollars, the second part was two thousand dollars.

Kherson law enforcement officers conducted six searches in Kherson city council. In the apartment of an official searches are conducted.

Earlier, an ex-Kharkiv regional administration officer was detained while receiving a bribe of $ 25 thousand.

As reported in the "URA-Inform", Odessa City Council officials caught on a bribe of 300 thousand hryvnia.