The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) announced the discovery of corruption among high-ranking officials of the State Tax Service in Kyiv. According to the agency, a person who performed the duties of the deputy head of the Main Department of the State Tax Service in the capital was detained.
According to the department, the official is involved in extorting illegal profits from businessmen in the capital.
Law enforcement officers documented how he received bribes from the director of a Kyiv company that wholesales solid, liquid, and gaseous fuels. In exchange for the cash reward, the tax officer reportedly promised to provide the entrepreneur with licenses to sell fuel.
The official involved an acquaintance to communicate with the head of the company and transfer the bribe.
The security service documented the official's receipt of the first part of the illicit benefit and detained him along with the intermediary during the transfer of the second "tranche".
Both detainees were charged under Part 3 of Article 368 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (acceptance of an offer, promise, or receiving an unlawful benefit by an official).
The issue of choosing a preventive measure is being decided. The Kyiv tax collector faces up to 10 years in prison with confiscation of property.
