The Security Service of Ukraine, together with the State Bureau of Investigation, detained a member of the Verkhovna Rada from European Solidarity, Serhii Alekseev, who promised to “clear” a German citizen from extradition for $50,000.
This was reported by the SBU, the Prosecutor General’s Office and Ukrainian News sources in law enforcement agencies.
People’s deputy demanded money from a citizen of one of the European countries.
For $50,000, the People’s Deputy promised the foreigner his assistance in avoiding extradition.
For this, the parliamentarian “guaranteed” to use his own connections in the court, so that the decision of the State Migration Service of Ukraine on the refusal to grant refugee status to a foreigner would be annulled there.
SBU employees documented the fact that the people’s deputy received 20,000 dollars – the first part of the monetary reward, and exposed him to the receipt of the second “tranche” in the amount of 30,000 dollars.
On the basis of the collected evidence, the Prosecutor General authorized the announcement of suspicion to the parliamentarian under Part 4 of Art. 190 of the Criminal Code (fraud committed on a particularly large scale).
The issue of choosing a preventive measure is being resolved.
The sanction of the article provides for a punishment of up to 12 years of imprisonment with confiscation of property.
Urgent investigative actions are ongoing at the suspect’s place of residence.
As reported by Ukrainian News Agency, the member of the Verkhovna Rada, the head of the “European Solidarity” faction, Artur Gerasimov, was found in Ukraine and handed an indictment for not declaring a villa in Spain.
