(MENAFN- UkrinForm) The Prosecutor General's Office reported this on its website, according to Ukrinform.

Prosecutors from the Kyiv Regional Prosecutor's Office reported the new charges in the case regarding the misuse of funds allocated for the purchase of drones for the armed forces.

In addition to the head of the public organization, his accomplice was involved in the scheme.

The investigation concerns a corruption scheme in which the head of the public organization demanded UAH 1.4 million in unlawful benefits for allegedly "influencing" the distribution of budget funds for the purchase of drones for the military.

As established by the investigation, the local authorities transferred UAH 2.4 million to one of the military units in the Boryspil district for the purchase of drones. After that, the head of the NGO approached the unit commander, claiming that it was thanks to his "assistance" that these funds were allocated, and began to demand UAH 1.4 million as a "reward."

The suspect not only demanded money but also incited the serviceman to illegally appropriate part of the budget funds, suggesting that the drones be written off as allegedly destroyed during combat operations.

To implement this plan, he involved an accomplice who assisted in the transfer of funds and coordination of actions.

During one of the meetings, the head of the public organization was detained immediately after receiving the second part of the unlawful benefit – $31,000. The money has been seized.

Earlier, the head of the NGO had already been informed of suspicion in extortion and receiving unlawful benefits for influencing the decisions of a public official (Part 3 of Article 369-2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine); incitement to misappropriation of budget funds (Part 2 of Article 15, Part 4 of Article 27, Part 4 of Article 191 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).

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On November 11, 2015, prosecutors filed new suspicion notices against the head of the NGO and his accomplice. They are charged with completed attempts to incite the appropriation of someone else's property by abusing their official position in particularly large amounts, committed by a group of individuals during martial law (Part 2 of Article 28, Part 2 of Article 15, Part 4 of Article 27, Part 5 of Article 191 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).

As Ukrinform reported, law enforcement officers detained the head of the organization who had demanded money from the commander of a military unit in the Boryspil district of Kyiv region for allegedly influencing the allocation of funds for drone purchases.

Illustrative photo: Defense Procurement Agency

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