They charged up to $30,000 for issuing phytosanitary certificates and other documents.
This was reported by the press service of the State Service for Food Safety and Consumer Protection.
In early April 2024, State Service for Food Safety and Consumer Protection employees detained an entrepreneur and two officials of the State Service for Food Safety and Consumer Protection in Odessa and Zaporizhia regions, who organized a corruption scheme to extort money for issuing phytosanitary certificates and other documents for the export of barley and corn. ,5 thousand US dollars, and in 2024 – 30 thousand US dollars. src=”https://baltimorechronicle.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/af0dca75c5818f5e7ab61d0dfa9ad021.jpg” alt=”In the Odessa region, an entrepreneur with officials of the State Service for Food Safety and Consumer Protection organized extortions from grain
The case against the officials was previously sent to court. Their accomplice – an entrepreneur – is accused of receiving illegal benefits, forgery of an official document (Part 2 of Article 369-2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine, Part 3 of Article 358 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine). The sanction of the article provides for punishment in the form of imprisonment for up to 5 years.
- In Mykolaiv region, a city council deputy is suspected of appropriating grain under the guise of “destruction” from shelling.
