Odesa governor sacks deputy detained for bribery

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Muratov was detained in the city of Odesa on Jan. 5. According to a law enforcement investigation, he pledged to help one of his employees to avoid imprisonment for a $35,000 bribe.

Ukraine’s SBU security service documented the official’s receipt of an advance payment of $27,000, and detained him after having handed over the said amount to his driver.

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Muratov is facing up to 12 years in prison on charges of bribery and abuse of power.

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