Top tax official in Kyiv detained for bribery schemes
Source: Security Service of Ukraine (SBU)
In what appears to be a renews crackdown on corruption, Ukraine’s Security Service announced a high-profile arrest in Kyiv tax office. The Kyiv Tax Service interim deputy chief was detained in relation to a sophisticated corruption scheme.
The official was involved in extorting bribes from local entrepreneurs. Among the victims was a director of a Kyiv-company dealing in fuels. The tax official offered ‘assistance’ with fuel sales licenses demanding a ‘reward’ for his ‘services’.
The SBU operatives arrested the offical and his accomplice the moment they were handed a bribe.
Both suspects are now facing bribery charges under Art.368 of Ukraine’s Criminal Code of Ukraine. If convicted, they can serve up to 10 years in prison and have their assets confiscated.
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