A businessman’s murder was ordered. Authorities in the Poltava region have detained a local politician.

The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has exposed a deputy from the Poltava Regional Council. He is suspected of organizing a contract killing of a businessman.

This was reported by RBK-Ukraine citing the press center of the Security Service of Ukraine.

According to sources from RBK-Ukraine in law enforcement, the arrested individual is Oleg Dyadik, a deputy of the Poltava Regional Council from the "For the Future" party.

As per the investigation, the deputy involved his driver in the criminal scheme. He promised his subordinate $20,000 for the elimination of the owner of a local agricultural company.

The SBU noted that the murder was planned to take place at a local abandoned pumping station. The deputy invited the businessman there under the pretext of discussing work-related issues. The hitman was supposed to throw a rope around the victim's neck and strangle him, then stage the hanging of his victim.

The deputy intended to forge documents regarding the corporate rights of the businessman’s agricultural company to become the trusted representative.

The investigation revealed that to prepare for the murder, the involved parties met in secret locations without surveillance cameras and communicated exclusively "in person," avoiding any communication via phone.

The SBU thwarted the murder and apprehended both suspects "in the act" as they were leading the businessman to the "meeting".


Photo: The SBU detained the deputy who ordered the businessman’s murder (ssu.gov.ua)

The deputy and the driver were charged under part 2 of Article 15, parts 2 and 3 of Article 27, and part 2 of Article 115 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (organization and complicity in the completed attempt of intentional murder).

Recall that earlier law enforcement officials exposed a foreigner who planned to murder a dentist to steal his business.

Additionally, recently agents of Russia were uncovered in Zhytomyr who were planning to carry out a terrorist attack against police officers. They intended to explode law enforcement officials on behalf of the Russian Federation.