Appeals chamber halted Judge Novik’s case hearing

The Appeal Chamber of the High Anti-Corruption Court has suspended the hearing of the appeal against the verdict sentencing Dnipropetrovsk District Court judge Lali Novik to 5 years in prison for receiving unlawful benefits.

She was mobilized into the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

As is known, the anti-corruption court found Judge Novik guilty and sentenced her to 5 years in prison with confiscation of part of her property. The accused and her defense attorney filed appeals. Later, Judge Novik asked to stop the hearing of her case because she had mobilized into the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

The statement of the accused and the motion of the defense counsel shall be granted. The proceedings on the appeals of the accused (Novik – ed.) and her defense counsel against the verdict of the High Anti-Corruption Court of October 9, 2024 in the criminal proceedings against (Novik – ed.), accused under Part 3 of Article 368 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine, shall be stayed until her discharge from military service.

Lali Novik is a figurehead of the EBK base.

As a reminder, the National Anti-Corruption Bureau and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office have exposed Judge Novik for receiving undue benefit. According to the investigation, the servant of Themis demanded and received $2,500 for making a decision in the interests of an individual in a civil case.

It was previously reported that the Anti-Corruption Court removed the bracelet from Nasirov's father-in-law.

We also wrote that the HACC confiscated the apartment of the former deputy head of the Poltava Region TCP.