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In Lviv, a driver received a suspended sentence for forging his wife's disability certificate.

In Lviv, a driver received a suspended sentence for forging his wife's disability certificate.

The Sykhivsky District Court in Lviv sentenced a driver who attempted to avoid mobilization by submitting a false medical certificate for his wife. The man fully admitted his guilt and agreed to a plea bargain. The court sentenced him to three years in prison with a two-year probationary period.

A driver from Lviv was sentenced for evading military conscription during mobilization due to a forged medical certificate regarding his wife's disability.

According to a verdict from the Sykhiv district court, published in the Unified State Register of Judicial Decisions on November 2, a man who worked as a driver for the private company "LS-TRAN" and held the rank of lieutenant, submitted a document to the recruitment center stating that his wife had a second disability group. However, the Lviv Oblast Information and Analytical Center for Medical Statistics reported that the woman had not been examined, and such a document was not issued.

Based on the submitted documents, the man received postponements from December 23, 2024, to March 31, 2026. During the court proceedings, it was revealed that he has two minor children and voluntarily transferred 100,000 Ukrainian hryvnias to two military units. The man fully admitted his guilt and signed a plea agreement.

The court found the driver guilty of evading military conscription during mobilization. He was sentenced to three years in prison, but the sentence was suspended for two years with a probationary period. The man is also required to pay 7,000 Ukrainian hryvnias for the expert examination.