In Mykolaiv Region, a man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for collaboration. During the occupation of Snihurivka, he voluntarily agreed to work for a law enforcement body established by the Russian authorities.
This was reported by the Mykolaiv Regional Prosecutor’s Office.
According to law enforcement officials, during the occupation of the city the local resident held the post of head of the social and psychological service unit at Local Correctional Colony No. 5.
He later voluntarily agreed to work as an inspector in the municipal and domestic support department of Kherson Remand Prison No. 1, established by the Russian occupation authorities.
“In the pseudo-position, the collaborator carried out instructions and orders from the heads of the Russian occupation administration. For his work, he received a salary in Russian roubles,” the prosecutor’s office said.
The man was exposed after the area was liberated. The court found him guilty of collaboration and sentenced him to 15 years’ imprisonment.
The convicted man was also barred from holding any posts in state authorities, local self-government bodies and law enforcement agencies. In addition, he was stripped of the special rank of “Senior Lieutenant of the Internal Service”.