The State Bureau of Investigation submitted to court the case of the chief state inspector of one of the customs posts of the Kharkiv customs, the SBI website reports.. During the temporary occupation, he was among those who agreed to create an occupational customs body.

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The State Bureau of Investigation notes that, having captured part of the Kharkiv region, the Russians began to create occupation authorities, in particular, customs. To do this, from the first days of the invasion, the aggressors were looking for specialists among the local residents who were ready to work for the occupiers.. In Kupyansk, such cooperation was offered to a man who worked at the Kharkiv customs before the invasion.. He immediately agreed and was appointed a specialist in the so-called " Subsequently, he was instructed to look for personnel in order to launch the occupation customs. The man actively agitated his former colleagues to go over to the side of the enemy, held a meeting where he promised those who wished to find good positions.

When the Armed Forces of Ukraine liberated Kupyansk, the traitor decided to hide in Kharkov.

Employees of the State Bureau of Investigation established his place of residence and detained him.. He is currently under arrest. The customs officer is accused of high treason and deliberate actions aimed at helping the aggressor state (h. 2 st. 111 and h. 1 st. 111-2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine). The sanction of the article provides for life imprisonment with confiscation of property.

Earlier it was reported that the State Bureau of Investigation took the case of the “head” of the pre-trial detention center in Mariupol to court.