Detectives of the Territorial Department of the ESBU in Zakarpattia region have completed a pre-trial investigation into the misappropriation of more than UAH 2.2 million from international grant programs. The criminal proceedings against a person who was in charge of technical supervision at a construction site were sent to court.

The investigation established that the technical supervision office, together with the director of the contractor company and the deputy mayor, misappropriated funds allocated for the implementation of the Joint Operational Program Romania-Ukraine 2014-2020. The funds were to be used to build a rehabilitation center.

The officials signed certificates of completion although the work at the facility was not completed in full.

Earlier, criminal proceedings were filed against the contractor and a local government official over the same fact.

The pre-trial investigation has been completed. Prosecutors of the Zakarpattia Regional Prosecutor's Office are providing procedural guidance.