Appeal Chamber allowed in-absentia probe against Zhevago

The Appeals Chamber of the High Anti-Corruption Court granted permission to conduct an in absentia investigation into the case of suspicion of businessman Konstantin Zhevago in providing an illegal benefit to former Supreme Court Chairman Vsevolod Knyazev.

This was reported by the press service of the AP VAKS, but did not mention the name of the suspect.

According to media reports, this is Zhevago, in relation to whom the investigating judge of the Supreme Judicial Council previously refused to grant permission to conduct an in absentia investigation.

On October 15, the Appeals Chamber of the High Anti-Corruption Court considered the appeal of the prosecution against the ruling of the investigating judge of the High Anti-Corruption Court dated September 4, 2025 on the refusal to conduct a special pre-trial investigation against a Ukrainian businessman who is currently abroad. Following the results of the consideration, the panel of judges of the High Anti-Corruption Court granted the appeal of the prosecution, overturned the ruling of the investigating judge of the High Anti-Corruption Court and issued a new ruling, which granted the motion to conduct a special pre-trial investigation and granted permission to conduct it

Vsevolod Knyazev is a suspect in the EBK database.

As a reminder, the High Anti-Corruption Court of Ukraine has begun considering the case of Supreme Court judge Vsevolod Knyazev. According to the prosecution, Knyazev received $1.8 million in illegal benefits through an intermediary lawyer Oleg Goretsky. The most illegal benefit was provided by Ukrainian oligarch Konstantin Zhevago for the Supreme Court's decision in his favor regarding his purchase of 40.19% of shares in the Poltava Mining and Processing Plant.

In 2022, the appellate court overturned the first instance decision and declared the securities purchase and sale agreement invalid. In order to prevent the loss of shares, in early March 2023, Zhevago entered into a conspiracy with lawyer Goretsky, who had connections with Supreme Court judges.