Yesterday, police officers detained the head of one of the departments of the State Administration of Kharkiv Oblast and three of his deputies while they were attempting to receive a bribe, report "Ukrainian News". \n \nCurrently there is information that extortion in this department was systematic in nature. The amount of bribes in the latest case ranged from 1 thousand to 2 thousand hryvnias. \n \nCommenting on this incident, the head of the Kharkiv Oblast State Administration, Arsen Avakov, said that he hopes for a swift and fair investigation that will make the remaining officials think twice. "I repeat that we will wage an uncompromising fight against corruption. I suggest that everyone who did not understand me the first time think it over and write a resignation letter," Avakov stated. \n \nAs reported by the Public Relations Center of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in Kharkiv Oblast, the detention was carried out by officers of the Department of the State Service for Combating Economic Crimes of the Kharkiv City Department of Internal Affairs of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. During the processing of operational information regarding a number of officials of one of the departments of the Kharkiv Oblast State Administration, a woman was caught red-handed — an official of the civil service of the 5th rank — on suspicion of receiving a bribe. In addition, evidence was collected on the facts of bribe-taking by officials of the Kharkiv Oblast State Administration. An investigation and collection of evidence exposing the corrupt officials is currently underway. \n \nThe issue of initiating a criminal case under Article 368 of the Criminal Code, which establishes liability for receiving a bribe, is also being considered.