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Since the start of the full-scale invasion, the National Police have investigated more than 100 criminal cases related to abuses in ensuring heating and energy resources for public institutions. Currently, almost 90% of these cases have already been referred to court.
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According to him, law enforcement officers investigated cases of supplying substandard coal to schools and hospitals, undelivered firewood and fuel briquettes, inflated prices for gas, electricity, and thermal energy, substitution of generators, boilers, and radiators, and payments for works that were not actually performed.
“We are talking about supplying substandard coal to schools and hospitals, undelivered firewood and fuel briquettes, inflated prices for gas, electricity, and thermal energy, substitution of generators, boilers, and radiators, as well as payments for unfinished works. Losses in some cases amount to 50 thousand to almost 70 million hryvnias,” noted Tsutskyridze.
According to the National Police, the most common charges against suspects include misappropriation of budget funds, abuse of official position, official forgery, and official negligence.
For such crimes, the law provides penalties in the form of imprisonment from five to eight years. If the crimes involve especially large amounts of damage or actions by an organized group, the maximum penalty can reach 12 years of imprisonment with confiscation of property. A similar liability is provided for official crimes that caused serious consequences.
Maxim Tsutskiridze emphasized that on the eve of the new heating season, the preparation of energy infrastructure facilities is under special police control.
“We will especially carefully monitor the completion of ongoing investigations and promptly respond to new facts of abuse,” he stressed.
As a reminder, Ukraine and the United States are expanding cooperation in the security sphere: INL will continue to support the National Police.
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