Latest Anti-Corruption Updates
HACC Cuts Former Klitschko Deputy’s Bail to UAH 14.4m
The HACC reduced the bail for former Kyiv Deputy Mayor Oleksandr Spasybko from UAH 16 million to UAH 14.4 million in the case involving businessman Denys Komarnytskyi. The court also ordered UAH 1.6 million returned
Former Odesa District Court Head Appeals 7-Year Sentence
Pavlo Dobrov, former acting head of the Kominternivskyi District Court in Odesa region, and his defense appealed a HACC verdict sentencing him to seven years in prison for receiving nearly UAH 50,000 in improper benefits
Kharkiv Medical Official Suspected of Concealing UAH 3.2m in Assets
The head of a department at the Voloshyn Institute of Neurology, Psychiatry and Narcology has been charged with filing a false declaration. Investigators say he failed to disclose property, his wife’s income, corporate rights and expenses, and understated his car’s value, concealing assets worth over UAH 3.2 million
Kharkiv University Lecturer Fined for $600 Bribe
A court in Kharkiv fined an associate professor at the Kharkiv National Automobile and Highway University for accepting $600 to help a master’s student write and defend a thesis. The student reported the offer to law enforcement, and the controlled payment included five imitation banknotes
HACC Extends Pavlohrad Chemical Plant CEO’s Detention, Cuts Bail
The HACC extended the detention of Pavlohrad Chemical Plant CEO Leonid Shyman until November 20 in a case involving the alleged embezzlement of UAH 102.45 million. His bail was reduced from UAH 20 million to UAH 18 million
Six Suspected in Vinnytsia Region of Illegal Immigration Scheme
Six people, including the head of a state institution, are suspected of organizing an illegal immigration scheme in Vinnytsia region by arranging fictitious employment for foreign nationals. Investigators say the service cost UAH 100,000 per person and may have involved up to 200 people
HACC Appeals Chamber Orders Medical Examination for Ex-Volyn MP
The HACC Appeals Chamber refused to release former Volyn Regional Council member Valentyn Koshelnyk from custody. He was sentenced to three and a half years in prison for trading in influence. The court ordered Lutsk detention center to arrange a medical examination and provide necessary care
Supreme Court Upholds Verdict Against Former Poltava Road Agency Head
Ukraine’s Supreme Court upheld the verdict against Oleksii Basan, former head of the Poltava Regional Roads Agency, who was sentenced to two years of service restrictions for misusing budget funds. Appeals filed by his defense and SAPO were dismissed
Kyiv Lawyer to Stand Trial Over $25,000 Disability Bribe
A Kyiv lawyer has been sent to trial on charges of demanding $25,000 to help a client obtain disability status. Investigators say he convinced the man that securing the documents independently was impossible and promised to arrange the outcome through his connections
Kyiv University Official Detained Over Illegal Immigration Scheme
The head of an international education center at a Kyiv university is suspected of trading in influence. Investigators say she offered to arrange documents, university admission and temporary residence permits for foreign nationals in exchange for $10,000
HACC Extends Duties of Former Zaporizhzhia Deputy Prosecutor
The HACC extended until November 23 the procedural duties imposed on Nataliia Maksymenko, former deputy head of the Zaporizhzhia Regional Prosecutor’s Office. SAPO accuses her of demanding and receiving a $40,000 improper benefit
Lviv Region Doctor Suspected of Demanding UAH 11,500
A pediatric neurologist-psychiatrist in Lviv region is suspected of demanding money for free medical documents for a 16-year-old child. Investigators say he received payments three times for certificates and assistance with obtaining disability status