Latest Anti-Corruption Updates
Anti-corruption court refuses to suspend Judge Shcherbyna’s trial
Ukraine’s High Anti-Corruption Court has refused to suspend the bribery trial of Pavlohrad judge Oleksandr Shcherbyna despite his military mobilization, ruling that the proceedings should continue
Drone Forces official caught taking $2,000 bribe
Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces uncovered an official suspected of accepting a $2,000 bribe in exchange for facilitating employment. The case materials have been transferred to the State Bureau of Investigation
Court refuses to release jailed ex-MP Hunko on health grounds
A court in Mykolaiv region has rejected a request to release former MP Anatolii Hunko from prison due to illness. Hunko continues serving a four-year prison sentence imposed in a corruption case
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