The head of the medical unit of the correctional colony in the Mykolaiv region is suspected of taking a bribe from a convict

The head of the medical department in the correctional colony in the Mykolaiv region was charged with extorting and receiving a bribe from a convict.

This was reported in the Mykolaiv Regional Prosecutor's Office.

According to the investigation, the doctor demanded and received 5,000 hryvnias from the convict for making a decision on his undergoing treatment in a hospital.

The issue of selecting a preventive measure for the suspect is being resolved.

We will remind, law enforcement officers detained a military officer of the city territorial center of recruitment and social support in Ternopil Oblast on suspicion of bribery.