The organizer of the draft evasion scheme has been sentenced to five years in prison.
The organizer of the scheme for smuggling conscripts abroad has been sentenced to imprisonment. A resident of Lviv region established a fictitious company, forged documents, and facilitated illegal departures for $5000 each. This was reported by the press service of the State Border Guard Service on Sunday, January 26.
"The organizer of the smuggling of violators abroad received 5 years in prison," the statement noted.
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A 27-year-old resident of Lviv region created a fictitious company for international transportation and forged documents for entry into the Shlyakh system. Together with four accomplices, he organized the illegal departure of men of conscription age, charging $5000 from each.
The criminal scheme was uncovered by border guards and police officers.
The court found the organizer guilty and sentenced him to five years in prison.
Previously, in the Ivano-Frankivsk region, two law enforcement officers and a resident of Bukovina were exposed for smuggling men of conscription age across the border.
The Security Service and investigators of the National Police also dismantled new schemes to evade mobilization that were operating in various regions of Ukraine involving the MSEC.