Commander of 211th pontoon bridge brigade arrested with the right of posting UAH 12 mln bail – PGO
The commander of the 211th pontoon bridge brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has been given a preventive measure - detention with the possibility of paying UAH 12 million bail, the Prosecutor General’s Office (PGO) has reported.
"The commander of the 211th pontoon bridge brigade has been given a preventive measure - detention with the possibility of posting UAH 12 million bail. The prosecutors requested that a preventive measure be chosen for him in the form of detention with the right to post bail in the amount of UAH 40 million," the PGO said in a Telegram message on Monday.
It is also reported that the prosecutors of the PGO have filed a motion with the court to dismiss the suspect from his official duties.
As reported, on December 16, 2024, the Ternopil Specialized Prosecutor's Office in the field of defense launched a pretrial investigation against officials of the 211th pontoon bridge brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine for abuse of power or official authority by a military official (Part 5 of Article 426-1 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).
The Prosecutor General’s Office also informed that the commander of the said brigade had been notified of suspicion of abuse of office (Part 2 of Article 364 of the Criminal Code). It was established that in the fall of 2023, the commander involved four subordinates in the construction of his house in Khmelnytsky region instead of their service in the combat zone. The high command suspended him from his official duties, and on December 19, the court chose a preventive measure for him in the form of detention with the right to post UAH 908,400 of bail. The next day, he was released after the amount had been posted.
Employees of the State Bureau of Investigations (SBI) detained and reported suspicion to the commander of the 211th brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, who did not respond to the facts of bullying and torture of the military personnel entrusted to him. He was taken to Kyiv.