A driver recorded a police officer extorting 200 UAH in exchange for not issuing a ticket. When confronted, the officer ate the money and attempted to flee. The driver and his companion chased the officer, who was eventually caught and questioned. The officer's superior, Police Lieutenant Urchenko, was also questioned but claimed to have seen nothing. The driver reported the incident to the authorities and submitted a statement, along with a video recording of the incident, to the Prosecutor's office. The incident highlights the corruption and extortion practiced by some police officers in Ukraine.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. A police officer was recorded extorting money from a driver.
2. The officer took 200 UAH from the driver.
3. The officer ate the money after being confronted.
4. The incident occurred at a checkpoint.
5. The driver had been stopped for not having insurance.
6. The police officer, Igor Vladimirovich Stolyarchuk, was identified as the one who extorted the money.
7. Igor's superior officer, Lieutenant Urchenko, was also present at the scene.
8. The incident was recorded on video and will be reported to the Prosecutor's office.
9. The driver who recorded the incident plans to write a statement and attach the video as evidence.
10. The incident is not an isolated case, as another driver reported that police officers in the area constantly extort money from drivers, especially those driving on the bypass road in Kamenets.
11. The police officers allegedly take money openly and without shame.
12. Three police officers in Bukovyna have been charged with extortion.