The prosecutor of the Transcarpathian Regional Prosecutor's Office has proven the guilt of a 40-year-old resident of the town of Komyshany, Kherson region, who voluntarily joined the service of the occupying penal institution and worked for them for almost 2 years.

The convicted person voluntarily agreed in June 2022 to work in the so-called "USIN for Kherson Region," created by the occupying administration of the Russian Federation. There, the collaborator held the position of inspector and monitored compliance with the conditions of detention of prisoners, effectively carrying out tasks in the interests of the aggressor state.

During the court hearings, several witnesses confirmed that he voluntarily took a job at the colony, they saw him during shift changes, and confirmed facts of him receiving weapons for the protection of prisoners and a salary from the occupiers.

The convicted person had been wanted for a long time. Law enforcement officers detained him in February 2024 in the city of Kherson and brought him to Transcarpathia, where he is held in custody without alternative.

By the verdict of the Uzhhorod City District Court, the convicted person was found guilty of voluntarily taking a position in an illegal law enforcement agency established in the temporarily occupied territory (part 7 of Article 111-1 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine). He was sentenced to 14 years of imprisonment with a 13-year prohibition on holding positions in law enforcement agencies of Ukraine and the confiscation of all his property for the benefit of the state.

Note: The verdict of the first instance court comes into force after the expiration of the term for filing an appeal, as established by the Criminal Procedure Code of Ukraine, if no such appeal has been filed. In the case of an appeal, the court decision, if not canceled, comes into force after the decision of the appellate court (Article 532 of the Criminal Procedure Code of Ukraine).