The Military Prosecutor's Office sent an indictment to the court against high-ranking officials of the State Border Service and the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine who are accused of taking bribes. This was announced on Wednesday, April 26, by the Office of Public Relations and the Media of the General Prosecutor's Office of Ukraine (GPU).

"The Military Prosecutor's Office of the Darnytsky Garrison of the Central Region of Ukraine completed the pre-trial investigation and sent an indictment to the court against two colonels of the Main Directorate for Training the Armed Forces of Ukraine of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the Main Personnel Support Center of the State Border Service of Ukraine who, having entered into a criminal conspiracy, Corruption crime, "the message says..

These officials, using their official position and the real possibility of influencing the employment of candidates for the State Border Service, decided for a monetary reward to "help" a citizen to get settled in the Lviv Frontier Detachment, notes 112.

"For such a" service, "these individuals first demanded 10,000. US dollars, and then reduced the amount to 6 thousand. US dollars, which were transferred in two stages, "- noted in the Prosecutor's Office.

They were detained immediately after the partition of the last part of the bribe, the amount of unlawful profit withdrawn.

The actions of officials are qualified by. 3 items. 368 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (receipt of an unjustified benefit by an official who occupies a responsible position, by prior agreement with a group of persons, for the commission of such an official in the interests of the person who provides undue benefits, by using the authority and official position given to him).