SBU exposed the bribery of the Deputy Director of the Institute of Electrodynamics of the National Academy of Sciences. This was reported by the press service of the SBU department in Kiev and the region.. During the pre-trial investigation, it was established that the doctor of technical sciences demanded money from a private entrepreneur. For this, he promised to lease non-residential premises of the Institute of Electrodynamics of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine in one of the central districts of the capital.. Law enforcers documented the receipt by the official of the first part of the advance payment and detained the defendant in his office while receiving the second part of the illegal benefit. Then the merchant had to pay 50 thousand hryvnia quarterly during the validity of a long lease agreement concluded contrary to the requirements of the current legislation.. Within the framework of criminal proceedings under h. 3 st. 368 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine, searches are carried out at the place of work of the defendant in the Shevchenko district of Kiev. The issue of informing the detainee about suspicion, choosing a preventive measure and dismissal from office is being resolved.. The exposure of illegal activities was carried out jointly with the investigators of the Solomensky police department of the GU of the National Police in Kiev under the procedural leadership of the Kiev local prosecutor's office No. 9.