In the Kiev region, law enforcement officers exposed an organized criminal group that operated in correctional institutions and demanded money from convicts. The organizer of this criminal activity was the "thief in law" on the nickname "Hega Ozurgetsky".
According to the investigation, while in the correctional colony, the organizer of the group involved two "criminal authorities", one of which is known under the nickname "Chromoy". The criminals demanded money for prisoners, accusing them of violating "Vorovsky concepts".
- Pressure Methods: The group participants were threatened with physical violence, and in some cases used violence, the consequences of which pose a life threat.
- The purpose of the extortion: money was demanded for the "quiet stay" of prisoners in prisons.
- Additional criminal activity: In addition to extorting funds, the group also engaged in the illegal seizure of vehicles.
The organizer and his accomplices tried to extend their criminal influence to detention facilities and correctional facilities in the region.
The group's organizer has now reported suspicion of:
- demanding (Part 4 of Article 189 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine),
- illegal seizure of vehicles (Part 2 of Article 289 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine),
- establishment or spread of criminal influence (Part 3 of Article 255-1 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).
One of the accomplices also made prosecution for extortion and illegal seizure of property.
