Latest Anti-Corruption Updates

SAPO appeals refusal of in absentia probe into ex-presidential aide Shurma
The Appeals Chamber of Ukraine’s High Anti-Corruption Court will review SAPO’s appeal against a ruling that denied permission for an in absentia investigation into former presidential office deputy Rostyslav Shurma

Illegal park development linked to Krupa’s son under investigation in Khmelnytskyi
Ukraine’s State Bureau of Investigation is probing illegal construction of a hotel and restaurant complex in a protected park area in Khmelnytskyi, linked to the son of former regional MSEC head Tetiana Krupa

Anti-corruption court places MP Kuzminykh under house arrest
Ukraine’s High Anti-Corruption Court placed MP Serhii Kuzminykh under round-the-clock house arrest with an electronic bracelet in a bribery case investigated by NABU and SAPO

Supreme Court suspends confiscation of ex-Kyiv police official’s assets
Ukraine’s Supreme Court has suspended the confiscation of assets linked to former deputy head of Kyiv police Taras Poliienko pending the final cassation review of the case

Anti-corruption court extends obligations for ex-Lviv commercial court chief
Ukraine’s High Anti-Corruption Court has extended procedural obligations for former head of the Lviv Commercial Court Mykhailo Yurkevych until August 26 in a bribery and influence peddling case

150 million UAH bail posted for ex-minister Galushchenko
A 150 million UAH bail has been posted for former Energy Minister German Galushchenko, a defendant in the “Midas” case. According to media reports, the funds were transferred by four private companies

SAPO appeals verdict against former Volyn council member Koshelnyk
Ukraine’s High Anti-Corruption Court Appeals Chamber will consider appeals filed by prosecutors and defense lawyers in the case of former Volyn regional council member Valentyn Koshelnyk, sentenced to three and a half years in prison

Rivne regional council deputy appeals 9-year prison sentence
The Appeals Chamber of Ukraine’s High Anti-Corruption Court has opened proceedings on the appeal of Rivne regional council deputy head Serhii Svystaliuk, sentenced to nine years for bribery and influence abuse

Supreme Court to review Khmilkivskyi’s appeal against conviction
Ukraine’s Supreme Court will review the cassation appeal of Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi district council member Anatolii Khmilkivskyi, who was sentenced to four years in prison for influence peddling

NABU and SAPO complete investigation into MP Skorokhod case
Ukraine’s anti-corruption agencies have completed the pre-trial investigation into MP Anna Skorokhod, suspected of organizing a $250,000 influence-peddling scheme linked to possible National Security Council sanctions

HACC extends obligations for former Prosecutor General’s Office official
Ukraine’s High Anti-Corruption Court extended procedural obligations until August 22 for former Prosecutor General’s Office prosecutor Oleh Hunko, accused of accepting unlawful benefits

HACC denies foreign travel for AMCU chief Kyrylenko and his wife
Ukraine’s High Anti-Corruption Court denied Anti-Monopoly Committee head Pavlo Kyrylenko and his wife Alla permission to travel abroad amid an ongoing illicit enrichment and false declaration case