In Lviv, a court fined a person for installing hidden cameras.
The Frantsky district court in Lviv found a resident of Khmelnytsky guilty of illegally selling equipment for covert information gathering. He installed modified surveillance cameras in the store on Saharova Street without the owner's knowledge.
The Lviv Frantskivsky District Court found a man from Khmelnytsky guilty of illegally selling special equipment for covert information gathering.
In November 2025, the defendant purchased surveillance cameras, removed their casings, and repurposed them for covert installation. He installed one camera in a fixture for a suspended light, and another in the decorative wall cladding of the store located on Saharova Street, which belongs to the company "FoodWine LLC." He did not have the owner's or administrator's consent for this.
For the installation and sale of the cameras, the defendant received 20 thousand Ukrainian hryvnias from the client. In court, he fully admitted guilt and expressed remorse. The circumstances of the case were not disputed by the parties involved.
The court imposed a fine of 6,8 thousand hryvnias on him. In addition, the defendant must pay 34 657 hryvnias for the forensic examinations. The cameras, cables, switches, and power supply unit, which the court deemed to be items related to the crime, are confiscated in favor of the state. The verdict can be appealed.