Latest Anti-Corruption Updates
Odesa Region Official Detained Over Alleged $30,000 Land Bribe
A village council department head in Odesa region was detained on suspicion of demanding $30,000 to help transfer a 0.0988-hectare plot into private ownership. The court ordered her detention with bail set at over UAH 1.3 million. She was also suspended from her position
Lviv Man Suspected of Selling Fake Disability Status for $15,000
A 30-year-old man in Lviv was detained on suspicion of arranging fraudulent disability status for $15,000. Investigators say false data about a military-liable man’s Group III disability was entered into an electronic system, potentially allowing him to seek an exemption from mobilization
HACC Appeals Chamber Orders Valuation of Migration Official’s Asset
The HACC Appeals Chamber ordered a construction valuation assessment of a shopping center in Khmelnytskyi region linked to the family of migration service official Vadym Sidletskyi. A lower court had deemed part of the asset unjustified and ordered UAH 7.3 million to be recovered by the state
HACC Removes Electronic Monitoring Requirement for Herman Galushchenko
The High Anti-Corruption Court lifted the requirement for former Energy Minister Herman Galushchenko to wear an electronic monitoring bracelet while extending his other procedural restrictions for two months. He must remain in Kyiv and Kyiv region unless authorized to leave and surrender his international passports
Yurchenko’s Defense Appeals Nine-Year Prison Sentence
The HACC Appeals Chamber will consider appeals filed by MP Oleksandr Yurchenko’s defense and an SAPO prosecutor against his nine-year prison sentence for receiving an improper benefit. The verdict also includes asset confiscation and a three-year ban on holding certain positions
HACC Refuses to Close Case Against Tetiana Krupa’s Family
The High Anti-Corruption Court rejected a request by Tetiana Krupa, her husband and son to close criminal proceedings due to the expiration of the pretrial investigation period. The next hearing in the case against the former Khmelnytskyi MSEC head and her family is scheduled for October 28
HCJ Panel Recommends Dismissal of Lviv Region Judge
The First Disciplinary Chamber of Ukraine’s High Council of Justice recommended dismissing judge Yurii Bilous, who serves at Mostyska District Court and is seconded to Lviv’s Lychakivskyi District Court. He has been temporarily suspended from judicial duties pending the HCJ’s final decision
HACC Fines MP Klochko for Missing Court Hearing
The High Anti-Corruption Court fined MP Andrii Klochko UAH 6,656 for missing a hearing without a valid reason. He is suspected of illicit enrichment exceeding UAH 11 million. The court noted that he could have joined the hearing remotely while abroad
HACC Schedules Preliminary Hearing in MP Skorokhod Case
The High Anti-Corruption Court scheduled a preliminary hearing for October 22 in the case against MP Anna Skorokhod, who is accused of receiving a $125,000 improper benefit. Her bail was set at UAH 4 million, and she remains subject to several procedural obligations
HACC Extends Obligations of Five MPs in Bribery Case
The High Anti-Corruption Court extended until December 9 the procedural obligations of five MPs: Yurii Kisiel, Mykhailo Laba, Ihor Nehulevskyi, Yevhen Pyvovarov and Olha Savchenko. NABU and SAPO suspect them of receiving improper benefits
Supreme Court to Review SAPO Appeal Over Tax Official’s BMW
Ukraine’s Supreme Court will review SAPO’s appeal against the refusal to confiscate a BMW iX M60 worth nearly UAH 2.8 million used by Ivano-Frankivsk tax audit chief Nataliia Bendas. The vehicle is registered to a relative, and lower courts rejected the confiscation claim
HACC Appeals Chamber Releases Pavlohrad Plant Executives from Punishment
The HACC Appeals Chamber released Pavlohrad Chemical Plant CEO Leonid Shyman and commercial director Valerii Kyrylov from serving their sentences due to the expiration of the statute of limitations. It also overturned a UAH 36.2 million civil claim. SAPO is considering a further appeal