Under the procedural supervision of the Prosecutor General's Office, a scheme of labor exploitation of employees of the Main Directorate of the State Emergency Service in the Vinnytsia region at private construction sites has been uncovered.

Prosecutors of the Prosecutor General's Office have notified the former head of the Main Directorate of the State Emergency Service in the Vinnytsia region of suspicion under part 2 of Article 149 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (human trafficking committed against several persons by an official using their official position).

According to the investigation, during 2024–2025, the suspect, abusing his official position, issued illegal instructions to the heads of fire and rescue squads and units to exempt five specific subordinates from their official duties.

After that, they were sent to perform construction work at properties owned by him and his family members.

At the request of the Prosecutor's Office, the court has chosen a preventive measure for the suspect in the form of detention with the possibility of bail set at nearly 2.5 million UAH.

The investigation is ongoing, and the circle of victims and those involved in the illegal scheme of labor exploitation of State Emergency Service employees is being established.

The pre-trial investigation is being conducted by investigators of the Main Investigation Department of the State Bureau of Investigation, with operational support from the Department for Internal Control of the State Bureau of Investigation.

Note: According to Article 62 of the Constitution of Ukraine, a person is presumed innocent of committing a crime and cannot be subjected to criminal punishment until their guilt is proven in a lawful manner and established by a court verdict.

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The former head of the Main Directorate of the State Emergency Service in the Vinnytsia region is suspected of forced use of subordinate rescuers on his own construction sites. Human trafficking scheme exposed.