Ex-officers were suspected of organizing 21 million hryvnias worth of logging in Volyn

Ex-officers were suspected of organizing 21 million hryvnias worth of logging in Volyn
Katerina Belousova

Perpetrators face up to 10 years in prison

Exhibitors of the Volyn Regional Department of Forestry and Hunting and the Ljuboml Forest Farm were informed of the suspicion of allowing illegal logging for more than 21 million hryvnias.

During the operation of the scheme, more than 2,500 trees were destroyed, reports the

It is noted that the fellings were organized by the chief forester of the Volyn Regional Department of Forestry and Hunting, the chief specialist of this department and the engineer of the Lyuboml Forest Farm. Trees were cut down in 7 plots with a total area of ​​more than 1 hectare.

"Officials, in violation of the law, issued logging tickets without an environmental impact assessment, which is mandatory for carrying out such logging," the press service said.

It is noted that former officials face up to 10 years in prison. At the moment, the SBI is preparing a petition for the selection of preventive measures, and measures are being taken to compensate for the damage caused.

Earlier, EcoPolitic wrote, that in Volyn, a deputy of the Kovel City Council, Pavlo Semenyuk, was suspected of organizing a criminal scheme regarding export of illegal wood in the amount of more than 44 million hryvnias.

As EcoPolitic previously reported, in Vinnytsia, the former director of the Mogilev-Podilske Forestry State Enterprise was informed of suspicion of facilitating the cutting down of 7,000 trees on an area of ​​14 hectares. The amount of environmental damage reached 50 million hryvnias.

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