Tax fraud: SBU releases new evidence against NABU detective
16 September 23:36
The Security Service of Ukraine, the Prosecutor General’s Office and the State Bureau of Investigation have served a new suspicion on Ruslan Magomedrasulov, head of the NABU’s Interregional Detective Department, who was previously arrested on suspicion of aiding the aggressor state. This was reported by the SBU press center, "Komersant Ukrainian" reports
The Prosecutor General’s Office did not name the NABU official, but noted that he was detained on suspicion of having ties to Russia. The circumstances of the case suggest that it is Ruslan Magamedrasulov, the head of the NABU office in Dnipro.
During the pre-trial investigation, investigators found that in addition to assisting his father in trade with Russia, the NABU official, using his connections and official influence, committed actions aimed at illegal tax fraud on Ukrainian business entities.
The SBU, the PGO and the SBI received the relevant information, in particular, from the suspect’s phone.
Details of the case
According to the investigation, the NABU official used his official powers and connections to organize illegal tax schemes.
According to the case file, in the spring of this year, the suspect received an offer from one of his contacts to resolve problematic issues with the tax authorities for a number of Ukrainian companies.
According to the available correspondence, it was about the adoption of illegal decisions by the State Tax Service of Ukraine to exclude about ten companies from the list of risky ones. This would have made it possible to conduct financial transactions worth almost UAH 30 million.
An analysis of the activities of these companies revealed signs of a conversion center, the SBU said.
The amount of the “reward”
According to the investigation, Magomedrasulov was to receive UAH 900,000 for assistance in implementing the scheme. To do this, he engaged a former high-ranking official of the State Tax Service and one of his former colleagues in law enforcement.
“The Bureau’s detective accepted this offer and tried to resolve the issue through the former high-ranking official of the State Tax Service. He also sought help from a law enforcement officer with whom he had previously worked at NABU,” the SBU said in a statement.
Evidence
Key evidence in the case was obtained from the suspect’s phone. During interrogations, witnesses confirmed that Magomedrasulov had asked for assistance in “resolving issues”.
Legal qualification
Based on the collected materials, Ruslan Magomedrasulov was served a new notice of suspicion under Part 2 of Art. 369-2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (abuse of influence).
The investigation is ongoing.
