In the Kirovohrad region, a court held a senior police inspector administratively liable for illegally passing information about the deaths of residents of the district to a familiar funeral service worker.
As the court found, the law enforcement officer used restricted access data obtained from the information and communication system of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. In particular, he reported the facts of death, after which a representative of the funeral service promptly contacted the relatives of the deceased and offered his services.
The court qualified such actions as illegal disclosure and use of information that became known in connection with the performance of official duties. It was established that the police officer violated the requirements of Article 43 of the Law of Ukraine "On Prevention of Corruption", which expressly prohibits the disclosure of confidential and other information with limited access.
As a result, the law enforcement officer was found guilty of committing an administrative offense under Article 172-8 of the Code of Ukraine on Administrative Offenses and was held administratively liable.
The NACP emphasizes that the rules of ethical conduct for public servants are mandatory. Civil servants are obliged to act exclusively in the interests of the state and citizens, to maintain impartiality, political neutrality, and not to use official information for their own interests.
It is separately noted that violation of ethical norms may be grounds not only for disciplinary but also for administrative liability. If such actions have a corruption component, they may lead to more severe legal consequences.
