Police suspected him of taking bribes. According to the press service of the Prosecutor General's Office, referring to the press service of the prosecutor's office of the Lugansk region, the investigators of the region exposed the official and his intermediary, who turned out to be an assistant to the deputy,.

At the end of 2017, the official demanded from the director of the construction company 10% of the cost of the construction project when the company carried out repairs of networks, heating, water supply and drainage rooms in the building of one of the hospitals in Severodonetsk.

The official was detained while receiving 135 thousand hryvnias. Currently, the issue of communication to detainees about suspicion of committing a crime under the article Extortion and obtaining an undue benefit by an official occupying the responsible position of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.

Now searches are carried out at the place of residence and work of the detainee, law enforcers check the involvement of this official in committing other corruption crimes on the territory of the region.

In addition, the prosecutor's office intends to petition for the arrest of a suspect.

Recall, as reported URA-Inform, in the Lugansk region police detained an employee. The chief of one of the city police departments was caught in bribery. According to the regional department of the Security Service of Ukraine on its Facebook page, the policeman "paid tribute" to local businessmen.