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Ombudsperson Takes On Verbytskyi’s Fake Postgraduate Enrollment
Educational Ombudsperson Alyona Horbach has appealed to the National Police to investigate allegations that former Deputy Prosecutor General Dmytro Verbytskyi used fake postgraduate enrollment at the Odesa Polytechnic University to avoid mobilization.
The probe was prompted by appeals from veterans of the Russian–Ukrainian war and students, who sent official letters to the Ministry of Education of Ukraine and the Office of the Educational Ombudsperson. In their appeals they raised concerns about abuses and violations at Ukrainian higher education institutions, particularly in Odesa, related to the use of formal or fake studies to avoid service.
In early September this year a protest took place near Odesa Polytechnic against a scheme to evade mobilization, bringing together students and veterans of the Russian–Ukrainian war. One of the key demands was an investigation into the case of former Deputy Prosecutor General Dmytro Verbytskyi, who allegedly used postgraduate study to obtain a deferral from mobilization. Protesters also claimed that Dmytro Verbytskyi benefited from corrupt protection provided by Odesa Polytechnic Rector Hennadii Oborskyi.
The veterans hope that such joint actions and the legal response of state authorities will help eradicate the practice of draft evaders hiding in universities under fake postgraduate enrollment.
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