Latest Anti-Corruption Updates
Bail payments for Tymoshenko begin — media
Bail payments have begun for Yuliia Tymoshenko in a bribery case. As of the morning of January 20, UAH 13.65 million had been paid, exceeding one third of the court-set amount
HACC again allows in absentia trial of Onyshchenko
HACC again authorized in absentia proceedings against former MP Oleksandr Onyshchenko and his associate Olena Pavlenko in the gas case, as both defendants are currently wanted
HACC reduces bail for Antimonopoly Committee head
HACC reduced the bail for Antimonopoly Committee head Pavlo Kyrylenko from UAH 25 million to UAH 20 million and extended additional obligations for him and his wife for two more months
Tymoshenko asset arrest: HACC announces pause
HACC held a closed hearing on the arrest of Yuliia Tymoshenko’s assets and announced a break until January 20. The defense alleged violations in the judge allocation system
Lawyer to stand trial for $25,000 draft evasion promise
In Kyiv, a lawyer will face trial for promising, for $25,000, to arrange removal from military records via MMC. He was detained while receiving the final payment
Court arrests suspects in mobilization abuses in Odesa
An Odesa court ordered detention of four suspects, including TCP staff. They are accused of unlawful detention of a man and extorting $6,000 during mobilization measures
Chernyshov confirms family and personal ties with Yermak and Mindich
Former Deputy Prime Minister Oleksii Chernyshov told a parliamentary commission that Andrii Yermak is his child’s godfather and Timur Mindich his friend, but said he currently maintains no contact with either of them
Over UAH 50 million bail paid for MPs Nehulevskyi and Laba
More than UAH 50 million in bail was paid for MPs Ihor Nehulevskyi and Mykhailo Laba from the Servant of the People party, suspected of taking bribes for parliamentary votes. Funds came from the MPs, lawyers, individuals, and private companies
Over $300,000 found at head of military medical board in Dnipropetrovsk region
Ukraine’s Security Service uncovered a large draft evasion scheme, seizing over $300,000 in cash during searches of the head of a district military medical board in the Dnipropetrovsk region, allegedly earned through fake medical certificates
Ex-rector of Donetsk Medical University sentenced for car bribes
The HACC found former Donetsk National Medical University rector Petro Kondratenko guilty of receiving illegal benefits and laundering assets, sentencing him to nine years in prison with full asset confiscation
Doctors in Lviv region suspected of disability-for-bribe scheme
In the Lviv region, three medical workers were suspected of organizing fake disability status for bribes, with investigators documenting over $8,000 received and probing links to draft evasion schemes
HCJ dismisses district court head in Vinnytsia region
The High Council of Justice dismissed the head of the Tyvriv District Court in Vinnytsia region, Ihor Ratushniak, citing a serious disciplinary offense incompatible with judicial office