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SBU sends to court case against Interior Ministry's top officials who illegally issued more than 700 weapons permits
KYIV. Aug 17 (Interfax-Ukraine) – The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) completed the pre-trial investigation into the activities of a criminal organization, which was created and led by former first deputy head of the Preventive Action Department of the Interior Ministry of Ukraine, the SBU has said.
"At the time of disclosure in 2021, he and his accomplices were holding official positions and developed a large-scale scheme of extortion from citizens for issuing permits for the purchase and possession of weapons, including firearms," the special service said in the Telegram channel.
According to the SBU, in 2020-2021, officials of the Interior Ministry groundlessly issued more than 700 weapons permits and received millions of illegal incomes for this.
"According to the SBU materials, bank accounts with more than UAH 10 million illegally obtained by the former top official have been seized," it said.
The SBU stressed that the criminal organization also included four heads of the weapon turnover control departments of the National Police in Kyiv and other regions.
"The organizer and participants of the scheme have been notified of suspicion under four articles of the Criminal Code. The indictment has been sent to court," the special service said.
