Operational officers of Luhansk Border Guard Detachment from the Joint Forces Operation exposed a citizen of Ukraine for encroaching on the territorial integrity and inviolability of Ukraine.

Operational officers of Luhansk Border Guard Detachment from the Joint Forces Operation exposed a citizen of Ukraine for encroaching on the territorial integrity and inviolability of Ukraine. So, operatives established that the inhabitant of Stanytsia-Luhanska district of Luhansk region was the organizer of so-called “Referendum on the state independence of Luhansk People's Republic”. The woman acted as a “member of the election commission” in the “referendum”, in particular, registered persons who participated in the voting, issued ballots, and monitored the voting process.

According to the evidence gathered by border guards against the citizen, law enforcement agencies conducted appropriate investigative actions and sent the case to court.

On May 26, 2020, the court found the person guilty of committing a criminal offense under Art. 110 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine “Encroachment on the territorial integrity and inviolability of Ukraine.” Given her sincere admission of guilt and active assistance in solving the crime, the court sentenced the woman to 5 years of imprisonment with probation.