Based on the SBI materials a member of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Council will be judged for fictitious military service

The employees of the State Bureau of Investigation have completed an investigation into a member of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Council who falsely enlisted in the army for the sake of her political image and illegal payments from the state budget.

The indictment was sent to the court.

An officer of the Armed Forces of Ukraine who assisted in the implementation of this scheme will also be judged.

The investigation established that the deputy passed a military medical examination, received a referral to a training center, and was given the rank of “soldier.” However, with the assistance of her acquaintance, the deputy commander of the military unit, she did not actually participate in the trainings. Her driver brought her several times only for the formal processing of documents, and then the woman was doing her own business.

She continued her “service” in the military unit of her accomplice. There, she was assigned to various positions, from operator in a reconnaissance and strike UAV platoon to telephone operator and communications staff member at headquarters. In reality, however, the deputy did not perform any duties.

In total, during her fictitious service, she illegally received more than UAH 200,000, which she spent on her own needs.

During the investigation, the head of the training center, where the deputy was supposedly trained, admitted his guilt and reimbursed the illegally accrued payments. The court found him guilty of aiding and abetting evasion of military service and embezzlement of another person's property (Part 5 of Article 27, Part 2 of Article 28, Part 4 of Article 409, Part 4 of Article 191 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine) and, taking into account his remorse, sentenced him to three years' probation.

The deputy and the officer are accused of evading military service by deception, committed by prior conspiracy by a group of persons during wartime (Part 4 of Article 409 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine). In addition, the deputy will also be held accountable for fraud (Part 3 of Article 190 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).

They face up to 10 years in prison for their actions. A civil lawsuit has also been filed against the defendants for the recovery of illegally obtained funds.

The procedural guidance is provided by the Specialized Prosecutor's Office for the Eastern Region.