The head of the district gas service in Lviv region has been arrested for bribery.

In the Lviv region, the head of the district gas service management, who is also a district council deputy, was detained on suspicion of extorting a $20,000 bribe. This information was reported on Saturday, January 18, by the Strategic Investigations Department of the National Police.

«The suspect demanded and received an unlawful benefit from the head of an agricultural enterprise for resolving the issue of connecting the enterprise to the gas network. The official assured that he could facilitate a favorable decision regarding the issuance of technical conditions for the development of the appropriate project documentation. He also promised not to make changes to these technical conditions or cancel them later», – added the Office of the Prosecutor General.

He convinced the entrepreneur that if the money was not provided, he would create artificial obstacles to connecting enterprises to the gas network.

The head of the district gas service management in the Lviv region has been informed of the suspicion against him. He is charged with extortion and receiving unlawful benefits for influencing the decisions of officials (Part 3 of Article 369-2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine). The suspect has been suspended from his position.

The detention was carried out by operatives of the Strategic Investigations Department of the National Police. The operation was supported by the security department of the National Joint Stock Company "Naftogaz of Ukraine" and the Lviv branch of the LLC "Gas Distribution Networks of Ukraine".