Prosecutors of the Prosecutor General's Office along with investigators of the National Police of Ukraine notified of suspicion the former head of the Central Medical and Social Expert Commission of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine and 7 members of the organized group for abuse of office and forgery of official documents.

The former chairman of the Central MSEC is suspected of systematically issuing inspection reports and certificates of disability to citizens who actually had no legal basis for this.

The organized group included his deputy — currently acting lawyer, a doctor and four members of the commission, as well as one of the family doctors of the KNP "Primary Health Care Center of Darnytskyi District of Kyiv". According to the investigation, the members of the group made and registered knowingly forged referrals of medical advisory commissions and, on their basis, established disability for individuals. Official documents were signed and certified with the seal of the Central MSEC after which persons acquired the right to social benefits and payments.

In particular, in 2024–2025, disability was illegally registered for at least 14 citizens. On the basis of these decisions, the Pension Fund of Ukraine made payments in the amount of more than UAH 2.8 million, which caused damage to the state budget.

The actions of the suspects are qualified under part 3 of Art. 28, part 2 of Art. 364 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine – organization and abuse of official position as part of an organized group; part 3 of Art. 28, part 1 of Art. 366 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine – organization and official forgery.

A motion for preventive measures for all the suspects has been prepared.

As part of the investigation, other individuals who may have been involved in illegal activities are being identified, and the number of citizens who received disability certificates without legal grounds is also being checked.

Under the procedural supervision of the Prosecutor General’s Office, pre-trial investigation in criminal proceedings is carried out by investigators of the Main Investigation Department of the National Police of Ukraine under the operational support of the Department of Internal Security of the National Police of Ukraine.

Note: In accordance with Article 62 of the Constitution a person shall be presumed innocent of a crime and shall not be subjected to criminal punishment until his guilt has been proved legally and established by a court conviction.

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The former head of the Central Medical and Social Expert Commission and his subordinates had been prosecuted for illegal registration of disability