A corrupt official from Kirovohrad, Oleksiy Bereznevych, became the head of the Donetsk region Traffic Police

A corrupt official from Kirovohrad, Oleksiy Bereznevych, became the head of the Donetsk region Traffic Police

Shock Appointments or "They" Are Back! Kirovohrad was shaken by the news of the appointment of Oleksiy Bereznevych as the chief state automobile inspector of the Donetsk region.

Kirovohrad activists accuse Bereznevych of organizing corrupt schemes and living beyond his means.

In the Kirovohrad region, people either speak well of the former head of the regional traffic police or not at all. However, off-camera, colleagues share a lot of interesting information, reports Podrobytsi.

For example, the ex-leader liked when subordinates entered the office... on their knees.

Additionally, Oleksiy Bereznevych gained fame as a corrupt official and bribe-taker. Traffic police officers reported this in a letter to the Prosecutor General and the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

It is still circulating on the internet. The law enforcement officers did not reveal their names but disclosed the corruption scheme created by Bereznevych. Each day, every crew was required to bring tribute - 400 hryvnias. Per month, it amounted to 250 thousand. Part of the sum went to Kyiv, to high-level patrons.

"We believe this person is personally involved in creating all the corruption schemes in the Kirovohrad region’s traffic police. This person clearly falls under the Lustration Law, and he should already have been lustrated, sent to the national economy, as we insist and say," says Oleh Kopyl, co-organizer of the Maidan self-defence in the Kirovohrad region.

March 2014. Automaidan activists visit Bereznevych. Tall fence, wrought iron gates, luxurious house. Such a mansion stands. Meanwhile, the salary of a regional traffic police chief is 137 thousand hryvnias per year.

At least, that’s what’s stated in his declaration.

"I want to show how people live on 137,000 a year, what kind of houses they can build with that money," says Vitaliy Koval, leader of the public organization "DAI - Don’t Let It!".

In April, under pressure from activists, Bereznevych wrote a resignation letter of his own volition. Half a year passed, and the traffic police officer is back in position. Again heading the traffic police and again at the regional level. Donetsk. Although for now - acting.

The presentation took place in Mariupol. According to Oleksiy Bereznevych, traffic police under his leadership will "monitor vehicles, assist drivers on the roads, interact with the military".