Latest Anti-Corruption Updates

Lviv lawyer caught taking bribe for “rear post”
Lviv lawyer Yurii Panchuk was detained for taking $2000 to arrange rear-line service for a conscript. He was arrested with a bail set at UAH 60,000

Germany extradited ex-Head of StateGeoCadastre
Germany extradited Liudmyla Prykhodko to Ukraine. She is suspected of seizing 1200 ha of land. A court detained her with an alternative bail of UAH 10 million

Appeal modified duties of HQCJ member
HACC Appeal Chamber ordered HQCJ member Luhanskyi not to leave Kyiv without official permission. He is suspected of illegally receiving UAH 576,000

Ex-Head of Spetstechnoexport Faces New Charges
NABU and SAP charged Pavlo Barbul and four others in a new case involving the embezzlement of €3.78M from state enterprises. Barbul is considered the group's organizer

Court Reduces Bail for Sumy Regional Council Deputy
HACC lowered the bail for Sumy Regional Council deputy Magomed Galaev from UAH 3.02M to UAH 2.52M. He is accused of attempted bribery and preparing to misappropriate funds

Ex-Judge Charged with Inciting Bribery in Court Case
NABU and SAP charged a retired judge with inciting a bribe of 15,000 in unnamed currency for a favorable ruling in an administrative court case

Indictment against customs head Zvyagintsev sent to court
SAPO filed an indictment against acting head of the Customs Service Serhii Zvyagintsev over knowingly false asset declarations under Article 366-2 of the Criminal Code

Court keeps ex-Lviv judge in custody but cuts bail
HACC Appeals Chamber kept ex-head of Lviv Commercial Court Yurkevych in custody but reduced his bail from UAH 6 million to UAH 3 million

Court extends duties for ex-head of Kyiv land service
HACC extended until July 7 the obligations imposed on former acting head of the Kyiv region land agency Oleg Levchenko, suspected in the case of seizing over 1,200 ha of land

HACC arrests Denys Komarnytskyi in absentia
Businessman Komarnytskyi was arrested in absentia in a land seizure case in Kyiv. Upon capture, he must be brought to court within 48 hours

HACC to review case of former first deputy head of SFS
The court scheduled the trial of Serhii Bilan, accused of abuse causing losses of over ₴641 million. The hearing is set for May 21

Court extends Krupa's arrest and lowers bail
HACC extended former MSEC chief Krupa’s arrest until July 13 and lowered bail to ₴112 million. She is suspected of illicit enrichment