Kyiv PGO office finishes corruption investigation of deputy health minister Vasylyshyn
The Kyiv office of the Prosecutor General's Office (PGO) has completed its investigation into the case involving former Health Minister of Ukraine Roman Vasylyshyn and the department director of Oleksandrovsky Clinical Hospital Yuriy Serniak. Both men were arrested taking bribes.
"It has been determined that the former deputy minister and Serniak created a bribery system that allowed practicing doctors to conduct operations in the Oleksandrosky Clinical Hospital. A number of doctors at the medical facility were obliged to pay them money received from patients," the press department of Kyiv's PGO said.
Prosecutors said the defendants and their lawyers have been notified about the completion of the probe in accordance with Article 290 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine and are acquainting themselves with the results of the investigation, after which the case will go to court.
As earlier reported, on July 8 agents from Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) and the PGO arrested Vasylyshyn and Serniak.
According to information provided by PGO Head Yuriy Lutsenko, the deputy health minister, who previously was in charge of Oleksandrovsky Clinical Hospital, introduced Donetsk native Serniak as the facility's new director. The urological clinic at the hospital determined which doctors could perform operations. Patients paid the doctors, who, in turn, paid Serniak. Money, ranging from UAH 50,000 to UAH 100,000 was collected once a week and was turned over to Vasylyshyn.
