In Lviv region, the Security Service of Ukraine detained a deputy of one of the city councils, a forestry official, for illegally selling wood for his own enrichment.
He was detained during the regular release of wood worth almost 40 thousand hryvnias, the SBU Office in Lviv region reported on Facebook.
Although the SBU did not disclose the official's identity, media reports suggest that it is Bohdan Kopytko, a member of the Bibr city council.
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It is noted that the official conducted illegal activities under the guise of a deputy. He sold wood using his official position as a warehouse manager. The timber was taken out of the books and without documentation.
"According to operational data, the stolen products could be used for the construction of defense systems of fortifications on the front line and the construction of protective structures for critical infrastructure," the SBU press service said.
The report emphasized that the law enforcement officers searched the office premises of the enterprise and the residence of the official. More than 1.2 million hryvnia equivalent cash was found in his possession, the origin of which is being established.
Kopytka was informed of suspicion under Part 3 of Art. 368 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (acceptance of an offer, promise or receipt of an illegal benefit by an official) and chose a preventive measure – detention.
Earlier, EcoPolitic wrote, that the High Anti-Corruption Court granted bail to Vitaliy Sukhovych, a deputy of the Rivne Regional Council and former chief forester of Rivne region, but the bail was reduced from UAH 192.9 million to UAH 15.14 million. The former official is suspected of illegal enrichment of more than UAH 99 million.
As EcoPolitic previously reported, in Lviv, the Lychakiv District Court began to consider the case on the claim of Anton Kosovsky to the Lviv Forestry branch for reinstatement as chief forester. He is involved in a criminal investigation for his participation in the organization of a crypto farm on the basis of the Rava-Russke Forestry branch.
