Prosecutors of the Darnytsia District Prosecutor's Office of Kyiv have informed the head of the department of the Specialized Communal Enterprise "Kyivteleservis" of suspicion of official negligence during the procurement of network equipment for the Internet.

It has been established that in 2023, the SCP "Kyivteleservis," which is subordinate to the Department of Information and Communication Technologies of the Kyiv City State Administration, and a private enterprise signed a contract for the supply of network equipment, as well as its configuration, for a total amount of 172 million hryvnias.

At the same time, the suspect, who heads the tender committee, did not properly organize the study of market prices for the relevant goods, as a result of which the equipment was purchased at inflated prices.

Thus, the supplier was paid more than 50 million hryvnias above the market value of this equipment. Consequently, the budget of the capital has incurred losses in this amount.

The actions of the suspect have been qualified under Part 2 of Article 367 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine — official negligence, that is, improper performance by an official of their duties due to a negligent attitude towards them, which caused severe consequences for the state interests protected by law.

Pre-trial investigation is being conducted by investigators of the Darnytsia Police Department of the National Police in Kyiv.

Note: according to Article 62 of the Constitution of Ukraine, a person is presumed innocent of committing a crime and cannot be subjected to criminal punishment until their guilt is proven in a lawful manner and established by a court verdict.