The Kyiv City Prosecutor's Office, in cooperation with the Main Directorate of the Security Service of Ukraine in Kyiv and the Kyiv region, detained a KCSA official and the director of the municipal capital market while receiving an unlawful benefit of 25 thousand US dollars.

The investigation established that in 2023, one of the entrepreneurs rented municipal property to set up a catering establishment in this market.

It later turned out that the main entrance to the catering establishment is located in the arch of the market building and belongs to property rented by another entity — the Tourism and Promotions Department of the KCSA. The Department uses the arch for placing advertisements and promotions. These structures obstructed access to the future catering establishment.

To "resolve" the issue of access to the catering establishment, the official from the Tourism Department suggested to the entrepreneur to hold a meeting and "buy" the right to unhindered access to his premises.

To implement the illegal scheme, she also involved the market director, who was to perform intermediary functions and, using his official position, assist in the transfer of the property.

Both were detained during the receipt of the funds. A notice of suspicion for committing a criminal offense under part 4 of Article 368 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine is being prepared.

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.