The head of the colony was served a notice of suspicion of facilitating a criminal assembly, a ‘criminal authority’ and six of his accomplices were served a notice of suspicion of organising and participating in a criminal assembly. This was reported by the Prosecutor General's Office.
According to the investigation, a previously convicted resident of Uman, who has authority and the status of a ‘lookout’ in the criminal environment, organised a ‘meeting’ on the territory of the institution in February 2024. It was held with the assistance and full support of the head of the penal colony.
The criminal meeting was organised by the ‘criminal authority’ to resolve conflicts, distribute and fill the ‘joint fund’ with money received from the sale of drugs and gambling, as well as to distribute spheres of criminal influence, impose criminal rules and traditions.
The members of the ‘meeting’ were free men and prisoners aged 33 to 56. Each of them had a high status in the underworld. Most were natives of Cherkasy Region, and one was from Kyiv.
At the time of this ‘meeting’, three were serving sentences for previous crimes, and the rest were accused of crimes. These included illegal possession of weapons, robbery, vehicle theft, etc. The organiser of the criminal gathering was charged with, among other things, preparing a premeditated murder and spreading criminal influence.
All eight defendants were detained in accordance with Article 208 of the CPC of Ukraine.
The issue of choosing custody as a form of detention is currently being decided.