The head of the Begoml Inspectorate for the Protection of Fauna and Flora was detained while receiving a bribe

May 26, Vitebsk / Sergey Kochetov - BELTA/. Employees of the KGB Directorate for the Vitebsk Region detained the head of the Begoml Inter-district Inspectorate for the Protection of Fauna and Flora (Dokshitsky District) while he was receiving a bribe, the press group of the regional directorate informed a BELTA correspondent. The head of the inspectorate extorted a bribe in the form of a mobile phone from a specialist of a state institution who had violated environmental legislation. For such a reward, the head promised not to send a notification of administrative punishment for the offense to the offender's place of work. The investigative department of the KGB Directorate initiated a criminal case under Part 2 of Article 430 of the Criminal Code of Belarus "Receiving a bribe by extortion." A measure of restraint in the form of a written undertaking not to leave has been chosen against the suspect. During the investigation, a set of operational and investigative measures is being carried out to document other episodes of illegal activity by the official, the press group added. -0-