Official caught on a bribe. He extorted 23 thousand hryvnia. Together with him was detained his accomplice.

As the press service of the Kiev prosecutor's office informs, for this money the bribe-maker promised to resolve the issue of lifting the arrest from the debtor's property. The state executor with the assistant was detained immediately after receiving the money.

Their actions are qualified according to the article of the Criminal Code of Ukraine Acceptance of the offer of a promise or receipt of an improper benefit by an official by prior agreement with a group of persons and involving extortion.

Now searches are continuing at the official's place of work, and other priority investigative actions are being carried out, the press service informs..

Recall, as reported URA-Inform, in the Lviv region, the Security Service of Ukraine detained the chairman of one of the united territorial communities of Sambor region. Official caught on a bribe. He claimed 15 thousand hryvnia from the businessman.