Under the procedural guidance of prosecutors from the Office of the Prosecutor General and the Ternopil Regional Prosecutor's Office, a former director of one of the hospitals in Ternopil region has been notified of suspicion for embezzlement of someone else's property, which was under the person's control in particularly large amounts, committed under martial law, by abusing their official position (part 5 of Article 191 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine) and the head of the department of this institution for official negligence (part 2 of Article 367 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine). Due to their illegal actions, the hospital suffered losses of 1.6 million UAH.

According to the investigation, the former hospital director intentionally did not make changes to his contract in accordance with the requirements of the legislation, as a result of which he, the medical director, the chief accountant, and his deputy, whose salaries depended on the director's salary, were overpaid during 2022. The hospital suffered losses of more than 1.2 million UAH.

It was also established during the investigation that due to the official negligence of the head of the department of this same hospital, the medical staff did not account for the remaining blood components, their annual needs, and did not prevent the spoilage of material values, resulting in the write-off of expired blood components (fresh frozen plasma and red blood cells). The medical institution suffered losses of more than 390 thousand UAH.

The investigation is being conducted by investigators from the Main Investigative Department of the National Police of Ukraine with operational support from the Strategic Investigations Department in Ternopil region.

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 court verdict.