The detention of Tetyana Krupa , a deputy from the Servant of the People party and the chief doctor of the Khmelnytskyi Medical and Social Expertise (MSEK), as well as her son, the head of the Pension Fund of the Khmelnytskyi region Oleksandr Krupa, caused a wide resonance in Ukraine. During the searches, the law enforcement officers found more than 10 million dollars in cash, which were kept not only in Ukraine, but also abroad - in Austria, Poland, Turkey and Spain. In addition, the Krupa family owns thirty houses in Ukraine and Europe.
The main question was: why could Tatyana Krupa continuously hold the post of chief physician of the MSEK for 16 years? The answer was found in the system that supported corruption schemes. As it turned out, almost all prosecutors of Khmelnytskyi region, including regional prosecutor Oleksiy Oliynyk, received the status of disabled persons of the 2nd group according to the decision of Tetyana Krupa. Thus, they not only received disability pensions, but also received career advantages: they were easier to transfer, and they also had greater protection against dismissal.
It is worth noting that only one prosecutor, Oleksandr Gonchar, did not register his disability. This indicates a systematic approach, because according to the declarations, the total amount of pensions paid to 50 prosecutors is at least 54.1 million hryvnias.
According to information, the spouses of Oliynyk regional prosecutor received 2.5 million hryvnias from pension payments. Oleiynyk first applied for a pension in 2017, receiving 34,397 hryvnias, and in 2023, he and his wife already received 251,260 hryvnias each. This fact shows that the higher the position, the more disability and benefits "grow".
The scheme was exposed after searches, during which 104,000 dollars were found in Krupa's possession. Bribes for obtaining disability certificates ranged from 3,000 to 4,000 dollars per person, with women bringing the most bribes. This allowed their husbands to take care of a disabled person, which automatically excluded them from the number of those eligible for mobilization. Thus, the statistics of evaders remained opaque.
It is interesting why corruption schemes were discovered not by the local prosecutor's office, but by the State Bureau of Investigation. The answer probably lies in the close interweaving of interests between local officials, who acted as a single criminal organization, covering for each other and protecting their income from bribes.
The noted facts point to systemic corruption in the Khmelnytskyi region, where law enforcement agencies were aware of a large-scale disability registration scheme. It is obvious that all decisions of the MSEK regarding the issuance of disability certificates should be reviewed, and prosecutors who received the status of disabled without a real basis should be dismissed and held accountable.
In addition, the massive registration of disability among law enforcement officers and their family members indicates the need for urgent reform of the system to avoid similar abuses in the future.
