Appeal Keeps Zaporizhzhia Prosecutor Deputy Suspended

The Appellate Chamber of the High Anti-Corruption Court has suspended Natalia Maksymenko from the position of deputy prosecutor of Zaporizhzhia region. The suspension period is until February 2, 2025. NABU and SAPO suspect her of extortion and receiving illegal benefits.

As is known, the anti-corruption court extended Maksymenko's suspension from office. Her defenders have filed appeals against this decision.

The decision of the investigating judge of the High Anti-Corruption Court dated December 2, 2024, which extended the term of suspension of the suspect (Maksimenko - ed.) from the position of deputy head of the Zaporizhzhia Regional Prosecutor's Office within the framework of criminal proceedings, shall be left unchanged, and the appeals of the defense lawyers shall be dismissed.

Natalia Maksymenko is a figurehead of the EBK base.

As a reminder, NABU and SAPO exposed the deputy prosecutor of Zaporizhzhia region in the act. Later, she was informed of suspicion of receiving $40 thousand in illegal benefits. According to the investigation, the deputy head of the regional prosecutor's office requested an illegal benefit and actually received an illegal benefit in the amount of $40 thousand for resolving the issue of changing the subject of investigation in criminal proceedings, ensuring the cancellation of the seizure of a person's property and not bringing him to criminal liability under other articles under pre-trial investigation.