Former Deputy Head of the State Migration Service of Kyiv and the region Dmitry Petrov illegally earned more than $ 1.5 million. According to law enforcement officers, he organized large -scale corruption schemes related to the registration of documents for foreigners.
About it reports the detective bureau of ABSURTION.
Dmitry Petrov began his career in the team of Yuriy Lutsenko and Irina Venediktova, and later he was invited to work with Eugene Yinin, who then held high positions in the law enforcement system. It was thanks to Jenin that the head of the LCA of Ukraine Natalia Naumenko received her position. Petrov, as a member of the Yinin team, was also "employed" in the LCA of Kyiv and the region - for him even changed staff painting to create an additional position of "Third Deputy".
The main scheme introduced by Petrov was based on the mechanisms previously used by the head of the Migration Control Department of the Metropolitan LCA Igor Seminog.
- In order to obtain a temporary residence of foreigners, they were forced to have an interview not provided for by law. After that, they had to pay a bribe of $ 300-700.
- If the foreigner did not pay, he was denied a certificate, citing contrived reasons, such as "false residence", although such grounds do not provide for such grounds.
Migrant's deportation and operations of deportation and operations
Another corruption scheme of Petrov acted during a migrant law enforcement operation, within which the police detained and delivered foreigners to the LCA.
- By agreement with law enforcement officers, the detainees were transferred to the migration service.
- Further, officials unofficially “resolved the issue” so that the information about the violators would not be entered in the registers and the cases did not reach court.
- The cost of such "services" was estimated at $ 50,000 a month.
Avoid deportation and fictitious legalization
Another direction of Petrov's work is to extend the term of stay of foreigners in Ukraine to avoid deportation.
- Fictitious and fake bases were used to legalize migrants.
- The cost of "service" ranged from $ 1 to $ 8 thousand depending on the country of origin.
Corruption Relations in the LCA and the Prosecutor's Office
Petrov's schemes could not exist without the support of influential persons in law enforcement. In particular, his activity was related to:
- Head of the Department of LCA of Kyiv Vyacheslav Guzem and his deputy Dmitry Lemesh.
- The head of the LCA in the Chernihiv region Yulia Cran, who also appeared in investigations into corruption.
- Patrons in the prosecutor's office who contributed to the "closing" of cases related to detained migrants.
Despite the corruption in the LCA, Dmitry Petrov again received a position in the office of the Attorney General. Its return to a structure that should fight illegal activities raises questions about the transparency of personnel decisions in the law enforcement system of Ukraine.
