Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine and Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office said they notified a regional SBU chief, a subordinate and a lawyer of suspicion over a $110,000 bribery scheme to close a criminal case, according to a Telegram statement on Apr. 29.
According to investigators, the suspects were detained while receiving the second tranche of a $55,000 bribe.
National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine said the Security Service officers, acting through an адвокат, demanded a total of $110,000 from an entrepreneur.
In return, they promised to arrange a plea agreement with a company director who, according to investigators, exported equipment to Russia via intermediary firms in Kazakhstan.
The suspects also assured they could halt the criminal prosecution of the company, the bureau added.
No further details were disclosed.