В МСЭК, больницах и прокуратурах ряда регионов прошли обыски. Обнаружены и ликвидированы новые схемы уклонения от ответственности.

This information has been reported by the Security Service of Ukraine, the National Police, and the Office of the Prosecutor General.

In Kropyvnytskyi, a surgeon who is a member of the Military Medical Commission was detained for allegedly receiving $5,000 from a local resident in exchange for a certificate of unfitness for military service, according to police reports.

In Dnipro, the head of a local hospital department has been suspected of accepting bribes for diagnosing serious illnesses in the close relatives of conscripts.

In the Kharkiv region, another official from the Medical and Social Expert Commission has been implicated in a large-scale draft evasion scheme uncovered by the Security Service in October of this year.

According to the special service, a rehabilitation doctor falsified the medical histories of her clients to grant them disability status.

The suspects have been informed of charges under the following articles of the Criminal Code of Ukraine:

• Part 2 of Article 28, Part 1 of Article 114-1 — obstruction of the lawful activities of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and other military formations, committed in collusion by a group of individuals;
• Part 3 of Article 368 — acceptance of an offer, promise, or receipt of unlawful benefits by an official in a large amount;
• Parts 3 and 4 of Article 358 — forgery of documents, use of forged documents, committed in collusion by a group of individuals;
• Part 3 of Article 369-2 — abuse of influence.

If their guilt is proven, they face up to 10 years in prison with confiscation of property.

Meanwhile, the Office of the Prosecutor General reported on searches conducted in several regional prosecutor's offices, hospitals, and Medical and Social Expert Commissions, where the issuance of certificates showing signs of forgery had previously been recorded. Medical documentation and personal files were seized.

They also noted that a service investigation is ongoing regarding potential abuses by prosecutors for obtaining disability groups, which covers all regions, specialized prosecutor's offices, and the central office.

As of today, 523 prosecutors with disabilities have been identified across all levels of the prosecutor's office.