Under the procedural guidance of the District Prosecutor's Office of the city of Khmelnytskyi, a former deputy director of one of the municipal enterprises of the city has been notified of suspicion for embezzlement of funds in particularly large amounts through abuse of her official position (Part 5 of Article 191 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).

It has been established that in 2022, the official agreed to additional agreements to the contract concluded between the municipal enterprise and the company for the supply of electric energy. The terms of the agreements unjustifiably increased its cost by more than 10%, although no changes in market prices were recorded at that time.

As a result of these actions, in 2022-2023, the municipal enterprise unjustifiably paid over 4.3 million UAH to the supplier, causing damages to the city budget in the specified amount.

The suspect has been chosen a preventive measure in the form of house arrest.

The pre-trial investigation in the criminal proceedings is being conducted by investigators of the Khmelnytskyi District Police Department with operational support from the Cybercrime Prevention Department of the Cyber Police of Ukraine in the Khmelnytskyi region.

The sanction of Part 5 of Article 191 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine provides for punishment in the form of imprisonment for a term of seven to twelve years, with deprivation of the right to hold certain positions or engage in certain activities for up to three years and with confiscation of property.

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 guilty verdict of the court.