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"To force the victim to hand over the money, the perpetrators threatened him and his family members with physical violence, and also planned to illegally seize part of his property," the statement reads.
На Миколаївщині затримали рекетирів, яких підозрюють у вимаганні $1 мільйона
СБУ спільно з Нацполіцією викрила злочинну групу, учасників якої підозрюють у вимаганні від підприємця 1 мільйона доларів неіснуючого боргу. — Укрінформ.
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The SBU Department in Mykolaiv Region reports this on Telegram, as reported by Ukrinform.
According to the investigation, the group consisted of four individuals, three of whom came from criminal circles in Mykolaiv.
As the investigation established, the individuals involved exerted psychological and physical pressure on the entrepreneur. For over a week, they forcibly confined him to his own home, depriving him of the ability to move freely, and threatened physical harm to his loved ones.
In this way, according to law enforcement officers, the perpetrators tried to force the victim to re-register the farm in the name of persons under their control, as well as to seize 12 trucks belonging to him and his friend.
The investigation found that the members of the group tried to seize the apartment of an entrepreneur in Kyiv and a private house in Odesa region. The extortionists also tried to force the victim into fraudulent activities related to grain exports.
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