Prosecutors of the Pechersk District Prosecutor's Office of Kyiv have informed an employee of a law firm of suspicion for assisting a conscripted man in leaving the country using forged documents that were prepared for him (Part 3, Article 332 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).

Thus, the law firm promised full documentary support for leaving the country after the preparation of a forged package of documents. However, when the departure date was already set, it turned out that the man was wanted by the Territorial Center for Recruitment and Social Support (TCRC and SSP). Consequently, the lawyer informed the client that an additional payment was required to remove him from the wanted list.

In total, the law firm estimated its services at 34,000 euros, of which 27,000 euros were for the forged documents, and another 7,000 euros were for removing him from the wanted list of the TCRC and SSP.

Upon the transfer of the second part of the agreed amount – 16,000 euros, the client was removed from the wanted list, and upon the transfer of the last part of the money, he was informed that the departure was planned in 2-3 weeks.

The lawyer of the company has been informed of suspicion under two articles:

- Under Part 3 of Article 332 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (organization of illegal transportation of a person across the state border of Ukraine, committed by a group of persons by prior conspiracy, for mercenary motives);

- Under Part 2 of Article 28, Part 3 of Article 369-2 (receiving unlawful benefits for oneself and a third party for influencing the decision-making of a person authorized to perform state functions, combined with extortion of such benefits, committed by a group of persons by prior conspiracy).

The suspect has been chosen a preventive measure in the form of detention with the possibility of posting bail. 

The pre-trial investigation, under the procedural guidance of the Pechersk District Prosecutor's Office of Kyiv, is being conducted by investigators of the Pechersk Police Department of Kyiv with operational support from the Main Directorate for Combating Corruption and Organized Crime of the Security Service of Ukraine.

If the suspect's guilt is proven, he faces a punishment of imprisonment for a term of seven to nine years with confiscation of property.

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.