$500 million: What other “secrets” were discovered by law enforcement officers regarding Odessa maritime activist Christina Korol
In Odesa, a well-known activist, blogger, leader of the public organization Ukrainian Seafarers Union Krystyna Korol was arrested during operational and investigative actions. Kristina's father, Yuri Korol, and the curator of the NCFMT training center, Valery Postolatiy, were also arrested.
There's a lot of fascinating information about Christina Korol's career. Before founding and leading the public organization Ukrainian Seafarers Union in December 2020, Kristina Korol worked as a regular intermediary for L-Strem crewing. Like other agents, they facilitated the processes of obtaining documents and a guaranteed result for the sailor to pass the exam. After the introduction of electronic services for seafarers by government agencies, intermediaries became obsolete.
To restore her influence, Kristina Korol arranged regular protests, published articles in the media, inundated herself with lawyer requests, and attempted to disrupt the already tense situation in the field of graduating maritime industry professionals.
As a result of these efforts, law No. 3944 was passed, creating an opportunity for intermediaries to receive money from sailors for confirming their rank by length of service. Misled by the “activists” of the King, the sailors once again turned to the agents.
In just a few months, through intermediaries, she raised more than a million dollars.
At least, this figure is mentioned by Ukrainian sailors among themselves. Nonetheless, the issuance of working documents was halted by the head of MorAd, Vitaly Kidrativ. The reason for such actions stems from a dispute with Christina over the distribution of potential profits from the “agent”.
After some time, discontented sailors, having not received the anticipated outcomes, demanded that Christina, as the chairman of a public organization that offered voluntary assistance, fulfill her commitments or return the money paid. They staged large-scale protests in Odessa, including road closures. The primary allegation was that Christina was deceiving the Ukrainian sailors, providing services under the pretense of assisting with documents, yet failing to deliver either documents or funds.
Additionally, yesterday operational and investigative measures were conducted at the largest marine training center in Odessa, NCFMT, on Kanatnaya Street. During these measures, it was discovered that since February of this year, Kristina Korol, alongside a group of individuals, had been profiting from sailors by aiding them in obtaining the so-called “white ticket” for working abroad.
500 million dollars for activist Kristina Korol
The fee for illegal departure was determined based on the seafarer's position, typically ranging from $7,500 to $9,000. This amount included “forged” certificates of the sailor's health. Regular protests were organized under Kristina Korol's leadership, putting pressure on the military administration to ensure the certificates were effective and to avoid conscription.
Also, during the operational and investigative measures, it became known that the girl worked in conjunction with the curator of the NCFMT training center – Valery Postolatiy. Informally, this training center belongs to the head of the police investigation of the Primorsky district of Odessa, Andrey Mashchenko, who provided the “roof” for the whole scheme.
Today, a measure of restraint will be chosen for Kristina Korol and all those involved in the criminal case. It is known that the girl has been seen more than once in high-profile corruption scandals. Using a large base of sailors, the blogger made a name for herself by staging rallies with provocations. She also has dozens of stories where sailors were promised work without passing the relevant examination tests.
By the way, the transfer of money from sailors to a social worker and further up the corruption scheme was carried out through her own father, Yuri Korol , an equally active participant in the protests. These and other facts of fraud will form the basis of a criminal case. According to preliminary estimates, over 10 months of criminal activity, the group provided “services” worth half a million US dollars.
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