The group included four local residents, including two from the Caucasus region.. In case of refusal to pay them money, the criminals threatened to kill the child of the victim.

Kharkiv resident turned to police for help. He said that for a long time he received threatening phone calls. Unidentified persons, threatening him and his family members with physical harm, demanded the return of $ 100,000. For some time, the man did not pay attention to the threats, until the unknown recalled the details of last year's robbery on him. In case of refusal to pay funds, they threatened to kill the victim's minor child.

During the pre-trial investigation, operatives of the strategic investigation department in the Kharkiv region, investigators of the Novobavarsk police department, together with the regional prosecutor's office and the Directorate of the Security Service of Ukraine, identified the attackers. These are four residents of Kharkov, aged from 27 to 48 years.. The criminal activity was organized by a 29-year-old man, he took his partner as "

Having collected enough evidence of their involvement in extortion of funds from the victim, law enforcement officers took measures to arrest them..

On Saturday, August 29, police officers and the SBU, with the power support of the KORD and the special regiment of the regional police, detained the 29-year-old organizer and his female partner immediately after they received part of the funds - $ 35,000. Two more gang members were detained at the place of residence.

Now all persons are detained in accordance with Article 208 of the Criminal Procedure Code of Ukraine. Notified of suspicion by h. 4 st. 189 (extortion) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. During the investigation, the involvement of the suspects in the commission of the robbery on the victim will be checked.

The issue of choosing a preventive measure is being resolved, according to the State Institution of NP of the Kharkiv region.

Vladislav Abdula.