The former deputy chairman of the Fontana Village Council in Odesa region Petr Shchyrbu was sentenced to 2.5 years in prison for abuse of influence in providing illegal assistance in evasion of mobilization. The corresponding decision was made by the Kominternovsky District Court, reports 368.Media.
The sparkle was detained in 2024 after transferring $ 800 to a bribe. Before that, he had already received another $ 4,000 within the same equipment. For this money, the official promised the conscript to assist in receiving the delay from the service, using his ties in the CCC, because he headed the Mobilization Commission of the Village Council.
However, in fact, the official only imitated the activity: he gave the number of the right person, asked to write only in messengers, invented schemes with fictitious treatment and X -ray, even issued a lime summons allegedly with the seal of the Tax Code. However, there was no result, and when the man received a real summons, he realized that he had been cheated and turned to law enforcement.
In court, Shchirb denied the blame. He explained the money received as a repayment of the rental debt since 2017 - $ 12,000, however, without any confirmation, except for a personal notepad. He also argued that he assisted not with the CCC, but with employment to Yugstroy.
The defense called the case provocation of the SBU and tried to re -qualify the crime for fraud, but the court rejected these arguments. The shirbo was found guilty of Part 2 of Art. 369-2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (abuse of influence) and appointed 2.5 years of imprisonment, taking into account the term of pre-trial detention.
The case was considered with the use of correspondence evidence in WhatsApp and Telegram, where Shchirba promised: "Everything will be under control, there will soon be a deferral." As practice showed, it was just a deception.
