SAP Sends Ex-Cherkasy Court Head's Case to Trial

The Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office has sent an indictment to the court against the former Chairman of the Court of Appeal of Cherkasy Region Volodymyr Babenko in a case of a completed attempt to embezzle real estate worth over UAH 15 million.

The SAPO press service reported this, but did not mention the name of the person involved.

According to "Word and Deed", we are talking about Babenko.

On April 28, 2025, the SAPO prosecutor, based on the materials of the NABU pre-trial investigation, sent an indictment to the court against the former head of the Cherkasy region appeal court. On December 18, 2024, the pre-trial investigation in the case was completed. Since then, the defense has been familiarizing itself with the case materials
– informs the prosecutor's office.

As is known, the anti-corruption court arrested Babenko in absentia because he was put on the wanted list.

As a reminder, NABU and SAPO reported suspicions to the former head of the Cherkasy region's appeal court, Volodymyr Babenko. According to the investigation, the former head of the Cherkasy region's appeal court tried to alienate a property worth over UAH 15 million in favor of one of the local private companies. By decision of the local government body, the above-mentioned property was transferred to the court for operational management for possession, use, except for alienation. Despite this, the former head of the court tried to alienate this property to third parties. However, the crime was never completed for reasons beyond his (the former head of the court's) control.

We previously wrote that the Supreme Court of Ukraine extended the duties of the former head of the Western Economic Court.