In the Carpathian region, another forest master was caught abusing his official position shutterstock

In the Carpathian region, another forest master was caught abusing his official position

Anna Veyka

He acted together with accomplices

Prosecutors of the Ivano-Frankivsk Regional Prosecutor's Office exposed the forester of one of the forestry in the Carpathian region, who, by prior agreement with a group of persons, committed illegal felling of trees for more than 3 million UAH.

This is reported by the Ivano-Frankivsk regional prosecutor's office.

During August – September 2022, the suspect, along with accomplices, cut down beeches, fir trees and fir trees in order to further implement them.

The specialized environmental prosecutor's office filed a lawsuit in the interests of the state for compensation for damage caused by a criminal offense.

The master of the forest is accused of abuse of office (part 2 of article 28, part 2 of article 364 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine). The pre-trial investigation is carried out by investigators of the Fifth Investigative Department of the Territorial Administration of the State Bureau of Investigation.

The other day, EcoPolitic reported that in Transcarpathia 4 officials of the forestry sector were injured damage to the environment for 11 million hryvnias.

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