THEFT OF HUMANITARIAN AID

 

Unfortunately, nowadays you can come across numerous stories of theft, sale, or resale of humanitarian aid for the military and civilian population. This is not corruption, but also a crime.

At the end of March, MPs adopted a law that introduces criminal liability for "the use during martial law of humanitarian aid, charitable donations or free aid not for the intended purpose, namely for profit or personal enrichment".

Now the misuse of humanitarian aid will be punishable by imprisonment for 3 to 7 years with or without confiscation of property. If it is done by officials with the use of power or official position - it will aggravate the guilt.

If you witness the theft, sale, or other misuse of humanitarian aid:

Record the fact of the sale of the relevant goods in a photo or video.

Require the sellers to provide documents confirming the legality of the receipt and sale of goods (quality certificates, invoices, etc.).

In case of refusal to provide these documents, regardless of whether the sale or theft of humanitarian aid was recorded, contact the National Police to report the crime.

In case of the inaction of law enforcement agencies - make it public.

It may be that the sale of humanitarian aid could not be seen, but it disappears somewhere and does not reach its destination. In this case, you should either contact the leadership of the military-civilian administration or involve journalists in the investigation.

Most importantly, do not ignore such cases. Corruption destroys.