Detectives of the Territorial Department Economic Security Bureau in Zakarpattia region served two persons involved in criminal proceedings on suspicion of misappropriation of funds received under international grant programs.

The investigation established that officials of the contractor company acting in collusion with the customer's representative, signed certificates of completion during the construction of the rehabilitation center, although the work at the facility was not completed in full. In this way, the individuals took possession of funds in the amount of over UAH 2.2 million.

The aforementioned individuals were served a notice of suspicion of committing criminal offenses stipulated by Part 5 of Art. 191 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (misappropriation, embezzlement or seizure of property through abuse of office).

The pre-trial investigation in the criminal proceedings was conducted by detectives of the Territorial Department ESBU in Zakarpattia region in cooperation with the Strategic investigations department of the Strategic investigations department in Zakarpattia region of the National Police under the procedural supervision of prosecutors of the Zakarpattia Regional prosecutor's office

Note: Pursuant to Art.62 of the Constitution of Ukraine, a person is presumed innocent of committing a crime and shall not be subjected to criminal punishment until his or her guilt is proved by law and established by a court verdict of guilty

Detectives of the Territorial Department Economic Security Bureau in Zakarpattia region recently completed a pre-trial investigation into the embezzlement of UAH 2.2 million of public funds by officials of a municipal medical institution in the region. The indictments were sent to court.