Detectives of the Territorial Department of the Economic Security Bureau in Lviv region informed the former director of the defense enterprise of suspicion of abuse of office.

The investigation established that the head of the enterprise concluded contracts for the purchase of electron beam tubes at inflated prices. Such actions of the official resulted in losses of almost UAH 1 million which are two hundred and fifty times more than the tax-free minimum income of citizens.

Currently the former director is suspected of having committed a criminal offense under Part 2 of Art. 364 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.

The pre-trial investigation in criminal proceedings is carried out by detectives of the Territorial Department of the ESU in Lviv region. Operational support - the regional office of the SSU in Lviv region, procedural management - the Specialized Prosecutor's Office in the field of defense of the Western region.