Official at a Mobilization Center in Donetsk Region Detained for Promising Discharge from Service in Exchange for Money
A staff member of a regional territorial recruitment center in Ukraine's Donetsk region has been detained. Investigators say he took money from servicemen in return for promises of transfers to other units and discharge from service on health grounds.
An employee of one of the regional territorial recruitment and social support centers (known by the Ukrainian abbreviation TCC) in Ukraine's Donetsk region has been detained. These bodies keep records of people liable for military service and carry out mobilization in Ukraine. The man has been formally notified that he is a suspect.
What is known about the suspect
The detainee is the acting head of the staff psychological support group. The source gives neither his name nor the specific center where he works. It says only that the center is in Donetsk region.
What investigators allege
According to the investigation, the official demanded money from servicemen. In return he promised two things: transfers to other military units and discharge from service on health grounds.
The headline of the original report indicates that the bribe was in US dollars and that it was linked to the discharge of two brothers from service. The body of the report does not elaborate on these details, and no amount is mentioned.
What happens next
The source does not say what preventive measure has been applied to the detainee, what penalty he faces, or how far the case has progressed. It also does not name the agency leading the investigation. The suspicion is so far only the investigators' version of events, and a court will decide the question of guilt.
