The former deputy head of the Beryslav TCC and SP, Serhiy Kolb, who during the occupation of Kherson region headed an illegal law enforcement body created by the Russians in Beryslav, was convicted by the Prymorskyi District Court of Odesa.
This is stated in the relevant court verdict.
As the investigation established, after the start of the full-scale invasion Major of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Kolb held the position of deputy head of the TCC and SP – head of the recruitment and staffing department.
On June 8, 2022, he defected to the occupiers and agreed to head the law enforcement body they had created in Beryslav. There, he exercised overall leadership of the occupation police, supervised the work of the personnel, received and reviewed applications from local residents, and also took part in the activities of the occupation administration.
Among his duties was identifying Ukrainian servicemen for their subsequent detention by representatives of the Russian troops.
The court also found that the serviceman did not report to his place of service after the unit’s redeployment and effectively deserted. His actions were qualified under part 2 of Article 111 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (high treason), part 7 of Article 111-1 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (voluntary assumption of a position in an illegal law enforcement body) and part 4 of Article 408 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (desertion under martial law).
During the trial, Serhiy Kolb fully admitted his guilt and said that after the occupation of Beryslav he agreed to cooperate with the Russians. At the same time, he claimed that before that he had been detained by the occupiers and pressured into cooperation.
The court found the man guilty and imposed a sentence of 9 years of imprisonment. He was also deprived of the right to hold positions in state authorities and law enforcement agencies.
It was previously reported that a resident of Oleshky, who worked for former SBU chief Yakymenko, is additionally charged with treason.