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In Kyiv, a scheme of systematic extortion from doctors at a municipal hospital was uncovered
According to the investigation, doctors were forced to pay the leadership weekly for the ability to operate on patients and work in their specialty.
It has been documented that since the beginning of January 2026, surgeons, orthopedists, traumatologists, and other doctors had to hand over money every Friday for surgeries and medical procedures performed during the week. The funds were intended for two department heads and the medical director.
One of the department heads was responsible for collecting the money: he kept lists of performed operations, determined the amount for each doctor, and passed part of the funds on to the leadership.
Those who refused to pay were threatened with being barred from surgeries, reassigned to "paper" work, or stripped of mobilization exemptions. One of the doctors, the investigation found, was forced to hand over more than 40 thousand UAH.
Law enforcement documented the weekly collections of money over several months.
18 September 2026, under the procedural supervision of the Kyiv City Prosecutor's Office, two department heads and the medical director were notified of suspicion under part 3 of article 368 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine — for receiving unlawful benefit by prior conspiracy of a group of persons, combined with extortion.
Preventive measures were chosen for the three suspects. The two department heads face detention with the option of bail. The medical director was placed under nightly house arrest. The prosecutor's office is appealing the decision regarding the medical director and insists on his removal from office.
In accordance with article 62 of the Constitution of Ukraine, a person is presumed innocent until their guilt is proven by a guilty verdict of a court.
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