The Security Service of Ukraine has uncovered an organized scheme for evading mobilization orchestrated by a senior official at the Central Interregional Administration of the Ministry of Justice.
The investigation revealed that the official offered evaders assistance in obtaining forged medical reports indicating «poor» health.
He also promised clients that he could help erase their personal data from the military recruitment database if necessary.
The cost of such «services» was around 20 thousand US dollars.
To carry out the scheme, the official leveraged personal connections in medical institutions and military recruitment offices in the capital.
The SBU documented the official's criminal activities and apprehended him in the act of receiving a part of the bribe for «removing» an evader.
Based on the collected evidence, investigators informed the detainee of charges under several articles of the Criminal Code of Ukraine:

•  Part 3 of Article 15, Part 1 of Article 114-1 (attempted obstruction of lawful activities of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and other military formations);
•  Part 3 of Article 369-2 (accepting a proposal, promise, or receiving unlawful benefit for influencing the decision of a person authorized to perform state functions, combined with extortion of such benefit).

The investigation is ongoing to identify all participants and circumstances of the crime. The perpetrator faces up to 8 years of imprisonment with property confiscation. The operation was conducted jointly with the internal and own security units of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine under the procedural guidance of the Office of the Prosecutor General.