40 thousand UAH weekly for right to work on route: KSCA official who organised scheme of extortion from Kyiv road carriers will be tried. PHOTO
SBI officers completed an investigation into the deputy director of a Kyiv City State Administration department and a private entrepreneur-intermediary who extorted bribes from Kyiv road carriers.
This was reported by Censor.NET with reference to the SBI press centre.
As noted, in April 2024, the SBI was approached by the wife of a serviceman who ran her husband's transport company while he was serving.
Details of the case
According to the SBI, the company operated one of the Kyiv routes. The woman complained of systemic pressure from the official and threats to terminate the existing passenger transport contract if she did not agree to "cooperate".
In particular, the company had to transfer UAH 40,000 to the official on a weekly basis through a controlled company for the right to operate the route.
Law enforcement officers detained the intermediary businessman immediately after receiving the next "tranche" for the official.
A number of searches were conducted, during which documents and equipment confirming the illegal activity were seized. The official was suspended from his duties.
Earlier, Censor.NET reported that an official of the KSCA, who organised a scheme of extortion from the capital's road carriers, was served with a notice of suspicion.
