The bribe caught the director of the Institute of Agroecology and Nature Management of the National Agrarian Academy of Sciences, former chairman of the Lviv Regional Council Orest Furdichko. Together with him detained and his accomplice.

As reported on Tuesday, January 2, the press service of NABU, the attackers were detained immediately after receiving part of the illegal profit of 300 thousand dollars.

At the same time, according to the investigation, the director of the institution, in collusion with another person, all demanded an improper benefit of $ 500,000 allegedly for transfer to the leadership of the National Academy of Agrarian Sciences of Ukraine.

For this money, he promised an unhindered execution of the agreement on joint activities between the said research institution and the business entity, "the message says..

The Bureau was also told that the detention took place on December 31, 2017 and on the same day bribe-takers were informed of suspicion on the grounds of the crime provided for in the relevant article of the Criminal Code.

On January 1 of the current year, the investigative judge to the suspect was elected a preventive measure in the form of custody for 60 days with an alternative to a pledge of three million hryvnia, and his accomplice - detention with an alternative to a pledge of one million hryvnia.

Recall, as reported URA-Inform, director of the "International Airport" Nikolaev "Mikhail Galayko was detained on a bribe to the chairman of the Mykolayiv regional state administration Alexei Savchenko in 700 thousand hryvnia.