Berdyansk hotel building and Russian flag. File photoMOSCOW, Aug 13Officers of the Kyiv-appointed Zaporizhzhia region earned $55,000 a day issuing passes to enter Russian-controlled territory, Ukraine's State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) said.
" ;The State Bureau of Investigation uncovered a massive illicit enrichment scheme in Zaporozhye. The daily illegal income amounted to two million hryvnias (about 55 thousand dollars. — Note ed.) & # 34;, — the message in the Telegram channel of the department says.
It is noted that the scheme has been operating since May of this year, when local The authorities approved the procedure for crossing the line of contact in the region. Ukrainian citizens had to apply to leave, the report said. It is alleged that some representatives of local authorities, as well as law enforcement officers, offered a «quick and positive» consideration of such applications for a bribe. According to the State Bureau of Investigation, the cost of an unimpeded transition to the territory liberated by Russia varied depending on the timing of the «application consideration» and the method of movement. In connection with the investigative actions in the case, the State Bureau of Investigation conducted more than 20 searches. Previously, similar schemes were reported in the Kharkiv region and in Melitopol. There, channels were established to transport men liable for military service to Russian-controlled territory, where Ukrainians could avoid forced mobilization, the Ukrainian authorities reported. head of administration