In Kyiv, a state inspector of the Energy Customs died in a pre-trial detention center

In Kyiv, the chief state inspector of the operational department for combating smuggling at the Energy Customs, who had been detained the day before on suspicion of bribery, died in a pre-trial detention center (SIZO).

Sources in law enforcement informed journalists about the incident.

“On May 15, he was detained on suspicion of receiving a $10,000 bribe from an entrepreneur in exchange for stopping inspections of the company. On the same day, the court chose a preventive measure and he was sent to the SIZO. That same day, under unclear circumstances, he slipped in his cell and hit his head. Two hours later, he died,” the source said.

The source also added that law enforcement authorities have opened a criminal case regarding this incident under the article of intentional homicide.