The SBU is investigating the disclosure of state secrets by the head of a correctional colony in the Donetsk region

The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has uncovered a fact concerning the disclosure of information constituting a state secret. Unlawful activity was committed by the head of one of the institutions of the Department of the State Penitentiary Service of Ukraine in the Donetsk region, reports the press group of the SBU Office in the Donetsk region.

It has been established that the official systematically violated the special regime for protecting secret documents throughout 2011. As a result of his actions, an unauthorised person gained access to secret documents.

Investigators of the SBU Office in the Donetsk region have initiated a criminal case on the grounds of a crime provided for by Article 328 (disclosure of a state secret) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. The sanction of the article provides for a penalty of imprisonment for a term of two to five years, with the deprivation of the right to hold certain positions for a period of up to three years.

The investigation is ongoing.