Prosecutors of the Specialized Environmental Prosecutor's Office of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Prosecutor's Office have notified the director of the State Enterprise "Dniprovsk Forest Management" of suspicion for the improper performance of official duties.

His actions have been qualified under part 2 of Article 367 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.

According to the investigation, during 2022, the official, without obtaining special permits, illegally issued logging tickets for the felling of trees within the territory of a natural reserve in the Dnipropetrovsk region. This led to the illegal logging of trees in the territory of the regional landscape park "Dniprovsk Forests".

The state has suffered damages amounting to nearly 34 million hryvnias.

Pre-trial investigation is being conducted by the Main Directorate of the National Police in the Dnipropetrovsk region with operational support from the Department of Strategic Investigations of the National Police of Ukraine.

Note: according to Article 62 of the Constitution of Ukraine, a person is presumed innocent of committing a crime and cannot be subjected to criminal punishment until their guilt is proven in a lawful manner and established by a guilty verdict of the court.