Prosecutors of the Chernivtsi Regional Prosecutor's Office uncovered an official from the Lviv Regional Branch of the State Enterprise "Center for State Land Cadastre" involved in the organization of the illegal removal of 5 land plots from communal ownership in the Chernivtsi region and an attempt to privatize another 2 plots within the city of Chernivtsi.

The Deputy Head of the Lviv Branch of the State Land Cadastre Center, abusing his official position, developed land management technical documentation based on knowingly forged documents, both personally and by involving third parties in the criminal scheme. This led to the illegal removal of land plots from the ownership of territorial communities, with a total value of over 10 million UAH.

The official has been notified of suspicion under Part 1 of Article 364, Parts 4 and 5 of Article 190, Part 3 of Article 15, and Part 5 of Article 190 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.

Currently, the issue of choosing a preventive measure for the suspect and his suspension from office is being resolved.

All land plots have been seized.

The pre-trial investigation is being conducted by investigators of the Main Investigation Department of the National Police in the Chernivtsi region with operational support from the Security Service of Ukraine in the Chernivtsi 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 guilty verdict of the court.