The Security Service of Ukraine has uncovered corruption involving an acting deputy head of the Main Department of the State Tax Service in Kyiv. The official is accused of extorting illegal benefits from businesses in exchange for licenses for fuel sales.
According to the SBU, the suspect received bribes from a director of a Kyiv-based fuel trading company through an intermediary. The SBU detained both individuals during the transfer of the second bribe and charged them with bribery.
An ongoing investigation aims to expose all those involved in the corrupt scheme, with potential penalties of up to 10 years in prison and property seizure for the perpetrators.
This recent case follows previous actions by the SBU and NABU against high-ranking officials involved in corruption within Ukraine’s public sector.
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