The Solomenskyi District Court of Kyiv chose a measure of restraint for the former director of the Department of Social and Veteran Policy of KSCA Ruslan Light. He was taken into custody with an alternative to making a bail of UAH 30 million. This was reported by the Kyiv City Prosecutor's Office.
The preventive measure will be valid until September 20, 2025. The exitator is suspected of the large -scale theft of funds within the framework of the Capital Program "Care. To meet the people of Kiev. "
According to the investigation, the officials of the Department, together with entrepreneurs who have concluded contracts with the city, illegally appropriated UAH 75 million from 150 million allocated from the budget for social needs of Kyivans.
Criminal proceedings are investigated under part 5 of Article 191 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine - the seizure of property through abuse of office. The sanction of this article provides for up to 12 years in prison with confiscation of property.
Law enforcement officers continue to establish other possible participants in the corruption scheme.