Kharkiv prosecutor's office began two criminal proceedings on the facts of illegal seizure of fraudulently apartments of patients of a psychiatric hospital.

According to the press service of the regional prosecutor's office, the facts of fraud were discovered by employees of the regional prosecutor's office together with employees of Kharkiv local prosecutor's office No. 4 in the course of checking the state of observance of the constitutional rights of citizens when providing them with psychiatric care.

As the head of the prosecutor's office of the region Roman Dmitrenko said, two patients of the hospital - men 50 and 62 years old - reported that outsiders use their housing in Kharkov. Both men are convicted of committing crimes and are in the institution for compulsory treatment.

A pre-trial investigation established that the applicants did have apartments in the city..

"The 50-year-old patient of the institution lived in a 2-room apartment with his aunt. After the death of the latter, at a time when the patient was already on treatment, the house was inherited by an unknown person.. Then the property was pledged on bail and resold 3 times.

Another applicant owned a half of 1-room apartment near the center of Kharkov. Now the investigation is verifying information about the illegal sale of a part of the housing that belonged to the victim’s deceased mother, "the prosecutor's office told.

Currently, a pre-trial investigation in both criminal proceedings is carried out by. 2 st. 190 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (fraud committed by a group of persons by prior agreement). Investigative actions are underway..