Law enforcement officers have exposed an official of the Kyiv region's tax inspectorate who systematically accepted bribes from entrepreneurs . For $1,000, he promised to facilitate obtaining licenses and "soft" inspections with minimal fines .
As reported by the Kyiv City Prosecutor's Office , the operation to detain the official was carried out with the assistance of the head of the State Tax Service of Ukraine, Ruslan Kravchenko .
The deputy head of one of the district tax inspectorates was reported to be suspected of systematically receiving money from entrepreneurs (Part 3 of Article 368 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine). With the assistance of the head of the State Tax Service of Ukraine, it was documented that the suspect, in exchange for money, ensured that entrepreneurs were subject to minimal fines for violations identified during inspections. He also promised non-interference by tax officials in their work and offered assistance in obtaining licenses for trade in excisable goods
During the pre-trial investigation, a number of facts of the official receiving an illegal benefit were recorded. In particular, the tariff for assistance in obtaining a license to sell alcoholic beverages was 1 thousand US dollars - this is the amount announced by the tax officer.
He was informed of the suspicion.
