Man with fake Major ID caught on a bribe in Kiev

In Kiev, police detained a 32-year-old local resident. He is suspected of extorting $100,000 from conscripts. During the search of the man seized a fake ID with the rank of major. This was reported by the main department of the Kiev police.

According to investigators, half of the amount - $ 50 thousand - the defendant demanded for the promise to transfer a soldier from a combat unit to a unit not participating in hostilities. There are no other details about this episode.

Another $ 50,000, according to police, he extorted for making medical documents with false diagnoses. This should have allowed to remove the conscript from the military register. In addition, the detainee promised the man removal from the wanted list and unhindered travel abroad.

The police detained the suspect after the controlled transfer of an advance of $ 50,000. He faces up to eight years in prison with confiscation of property.

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