Tomorrow, March 26, the Prydniprovskyi District Court of Cherkasy will hold a hearing in the case against former State Property Fund of Ukraine (SPF) official Oleksandr Vizir. He is suspected of fictitious reservation for mobilization. Information about the court hearing has been published on the “Judicial Authority” portal.
According to the Cherkasy Regional Prosecutor's Office, Oleksandr Vizir, being subject to military service, got a job at a critical energy infrastructure enterprise in Cherkasy region in order to receive a reservation from mobilization.
Throughout 2023, he received a salary without performing any work duties, which was agreed upon with the company's management.
This is a classic service evasion scheme where critical infrastructure companies are used to fictitiously book individuals who have no intention of working as intended.
Oleksandr Vizir is a business partner of the family of Tetyana Krupa, the former head of the Medical and Social Expert Commission (MSEC), who is currently under arrest.
According to the investigation, Vizira's companies were used to launder funds from the Krupa family in the renewable energy sector.
In addition, until 2019, Vizir was an assistant to the MP from the BPP, Ihor Kononenko, who was called the “energy overseer” during the presidency of Petro Poroshenko.
This only adds to the resonance of the case, as Vizier has long-standing connections in political and business circles.
If he is proven guilty, he could receive from 3 to 8 years in prison for fictitious reservation from service in the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
The court hearing will be a key moment in the case, which could shed light on large-scale mobilization evasion schemes among business elites and officials.
Whether other participants in the booking scheme will be revealed is an open question.
