Drunk driving, luxury BMWs, millions of dollars, and property owned by relatives — candidates for head of Customs
Former and current customs officers, as well as tax officials, border guards, businessmen, teachers, NABU detectives, and NACP employees — 38 candidates are participating in the competition for the position of head of Customs.
Martina Boguslavets article in Ukrainska Pravda analyzes the top five candidates for the position of head of the Customs Service, who raise many questions.
Meanwhile, the Customs Service has long topped the rankings as one of the most corrupt areas.
Meet the current and former customs officers who want to head the State Customs Service of Ukraine:
▪️ Stanislav Baluyev – deputy head of the Zakarpattia Restoration Service, former head of the Zakarpattia Customs Service.
▪️ Mykhailo Miroshnychenko – former customs officer with extensive experience in customs and a little experience in the BEB (only 9 days), and now he is trying to return to the customs service.
▪️ Ivan Kerezvas – acting head of the Lviv Customs Office.
▪️ Daniil Menshikov – acting head of the State Aviation Service, former head of the Cherkasy Customs Office and acting head of the Lviv Customs Office in 2021-2023.
▪️ Vladislav Suvorov – current deputy head of the State Customs Service of Ukraine, with over 15 years of experience in customs.