Latest Anti-Corruption Updates
Officials uncover UAH 2.1 million fraud in National Guard timber procurement
Ukrainian law enforcement authorities have charged a National Guard logistics official and two entrepreneurs with embezzling more than UAH 2.1 million through inflated firewood procurement contracts for a military unit
Lviv land agency chief remanded in custody with UAH 89.8 million bail
Kyiv’s Pechersk District Court has placed the head of the Lviv regional StateGeoCadastre office, Andrii Kavetskyi, in pre-trial detention with an alternative bail of UAH 89.8 million over allegations that he attempted to bribe a National Agency on Corruption Prevention official
Anti-corruption court convicts former agriculture ministry official but waives sentence
Ukraine’s High Anti-Corruption Court has found former Agriculture Ministry official Olena Polishchuk guilty of influence peddling and sentenced her to three years in prison, but exempted her from serving the sentence due to the expiration of the statutory limitation period
Anti-corruption court schedules trial in Pushcha-Vodytsia land case
Ukraine’s High Anti-Corruption Court has scheduled the trial of former state enterprise official Oleh Levchenko, who is accused of organizing the illegal acquisition of more than 1,200 hectares of land near Kyiv, to begin on August 18
SAPO withdraws appeal in former Kirovohrad court chairman case
Ukraine’s High Anti-Corruption Court Appeals Chamber has closed appellate proceedings after both the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office and the defense withdrew their appeals against the conviction of former district court chairman Pavlo Ivchenko
Appeals court upholds UAH 150 million bail for former energy minister
Ukraine’s High Anti-Corruption Court Appeals Chamber has upheld the UAH 150 million bail set for former Energy Minister Herman Halushchenko in the Midas corruption case, rejecting appeals from both the defense and prosecution
Lviv land registry chief charged over attempted bribery of NACP official
Ukraine’s State Bureau of Investigation has charged the head of the Lviv Regional Land Registry with attempting to bribe a National Agency on Corruption Prevention official by offering $30,000 to influence the outcome of a lifestyle monitoring review
Anti-corruption court orders attendance of former border guard officer
Ukraine’s High Anti-Corruption Court has ordered the appearance of former border guard officer Oleksandr Marushchak in upcoming hearings, allowing him to participate via video conference while undergoing medical treatment
Supreme Court refuses to suspend sentence of former Sumy village head
Ukraine’s Supreme Court has rejected a defense request to suspend the prison sentence of former Bytytsia village head Yurii Tsapliienko, who was convicted alongside a former legal adviser in a fraud case
Former Odesa regional council deputy appeals corruption conviction
The Appeals Chamber of Ukraine’s High Anti-Corruption Court has opened appellate proceedings in the case of former Odesa Regional Council member Mykola Derevianko and Ukrmezhbud director Volodymyr Herasymchuk, who were convicted of abuse of office
Anti-corruption court sets hearing in former Lviv commercial court leaders' case
Ukraine’s High Anti-Corruption Court has scheduled a preliminary hearing for August 25 in the criminal case against former heads of the Lviv Commercial Court Vasyl Artymovych and Mykhailo Yurkevych, as well as appellate judge Iryna Malekh
Supreme Court schedules cassation hearing in former MP Gunko case
Ukraine’s Supreme Court has scheduled a December 17 cassation hearing in the case of former lawmaker Anatolii Gunko, who was convicted of influence peddling and sentenced to prison