Law enforcers arrested city police officers who robbed passengers at the station

Law enforcers arrested city police officers who robbed passengers at t...

The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine

05.09.2017

Law enforcers arrested city police officers who robbed passengers at the station

In Kiev during a joint raid workers DHS National Police and Ukraine capital prosecution, assisted by the Department of NEA patrol police detained a group of patrol police. They beat and robbed the passengers of the Central Railway Station of the capital. The detainee was suspected.

The Kiev city administration Department of Homeland Security National Police of Ukraine received operational information concerning illegal actions of the police patrol who serve in the Central Station.

It was found that five policemen aged 22-33 find their "victims" among the passengers of the station. Lonely people in the state of alcohol intoxication they were taken to an office, where they used physical violence, special means and picked up valuable things or money.

Based Kiev gorupravleniya DVB Natspolitsiyi capital prosecution investigators began criminal proceedings under Part 2 st.186 (robbery) and Part 2 st.365 (abuse of power by a law enforcement authority) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.

Sergeant, two lieutenants and two senior lieutenants of the Kyiv Patrol Police were detained after committing another robbery. The detention was carried out by the fighters of the Department of Rapid Reaction of the Twenty-five NDPU, the Kyiv City Police Department, and the investigators of the Metropolitan Prosecutor's Office. The special operation was held with the assistance of the National Police Patrol Police Department. In their latest victims, the attackers selected 10 thousand hryvnia.

During authorized searches, patrols found and seized money, amphetamine, marijuana, which police used in person, as well as attacks. At the present time, they were arrested in accordance with Article 208 of the CPC of Ukraine.

The head of the National Police of Ukraine Serhiy Knyazev emphasized his categorical position with regard to violations of the legislation by the police themselves.

"This past night at the Kiev station, officers of the Department of Homeland Security of the National Police arrested five policemen. They are charged with excessive power and robbery. This nasty thing we stopped. We will stop other facts. I emphasize my categorical attitude to the violation of the Law! Every unclean employee will be released from our ranks and will be punished for discrediting the police ", - said Sergey Knyazev.

Investigators of the city prosecutor's office declared the suspects detained in the commission of crimes provided for in Part 2 of Article 186 and Part 2 of Article 365 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. The issue is to decide on the measure of preventive measures and on the final qualification of their actions.