Prosecutors have notified the former head and deputy of one of the divisions of the regional branch of JSC "Ukrzaliznytsia," as well as the director of a limited liability company, of suspicion regarding the misappropriation of budget funds and official forgery (Part 5 of Article 191, Part 1 of Article 366 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).

According to the investigation, the officials, in collusion with the director of the company, organized a scheme for embezzling funds allocated for the development of regulatory documentation on forestry management and the issuance of title documents for land plots.

The controlled limited liability company was declared the winner of public procurement, after which a corresponding contract was concluded between it and the "Ukrzaliznytsia" branch. Subsequently, the officials signed acceptance acts for the completed works, despite the actual non-fulfillment of obligations under the contract.

Based on forged documents, over 6.7 million UAH of budget funds were illegally transferred to the contractor.

Currently, the issue of choosing a preventive measure in the form of detention for the suspects is being resolved.

The pre-trial investigation is being conducted by investigators of the Dnipro District Police Department of the Main Directorate of the National Police in the Dnipropetrovsk region under the procedural guidance of the Left Bank District Prosecutor's Office of the city of Dnipro. Operational support is provided by the Criminal Investigation Department 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 until their guilt is proven in the manner prescribed by law and confirmed by a guilty verdict of the court.