ADVISOR TO THE SIB HEAD EXTORTED $150 K BRIBE

Igor Shcherbina, adviser to Roman Truba, the the State Investigation Bureau (SIB) dismissed head, was detained on bribe charges due to a complaint from Serhiy Kucher, the Edelburg Development construction company CEO. He refused to pay a bribe of $ 150 thousand and reported extortion to law enforcement agencies, in particular, to NABU, "DS" reports.

Journalists got a court order to search Shcherbina's apartment copy. According to the documet, Serhiy Kucher, Edelburg Development CEO, filed a complaint. "During the meeting, Shcherbina I.V and Kucher S.,  Edelburg Development company representative, discussed the issue of the State Bureau of Investigation detectives" and the prosecutor's actions in the criminal case," the court said.