Latest Anti-Corruption Updates
Lviv land registry chief charged over attempted bribery of NACP official
Ukraine’s State Bureau of Investigation has charged the head of the Lviv Regional Land Registry with attempting to bribe a National Agency on Corruption Prevention official by offering $30,000 to influence the outcome of a lifestyle monitoring review
Anti-corruption court orders attendance of former border guard officer
Ukraine’s High Anti-Corruption Court has ordered the appearance of former border guard officer Oleksandr Marushchak in upcoming hearings, allowing him to participate via video conference while undergoing medical treatment
Supreme Court refuses to suspend sentence of former Sumy village head
Ukraine’s Supreme Court has rejected a defense request to suspend the prison sentence of former Bytytsia village head Yurii Tsapliienko, who was convicted alongside a former legal adviser in a fraud case
Former Odesa regional council deputy appeals corruption conviction
The Appeals Chamber of Ukraine’s High Anti-Corruption Court has opened appellate proceedings in the case of former Odesa Regional Council member Mykola Derevianko and Ukrmezhbud director Volodymyr Herasymchuk, who were convicted of abuse of office
Anti-corruption court sets hearing in former Lviv commercial court leaders' case
Ukraine’s High Anti-Corruption Court has scheduled a preliminary hearing for August 25 in the criminal case against former heads of the Lviv Commercial Court Vasyl Artymovych and Mykhailo Yurkevych, as well as appellate judge Iryna Malekh
Supreme Court schedules cassation hearing in former MP Gunko case
Ukraine’s Supreme Court has scheduled a December 17 cassation hearing in the case of former lawmaker Anatolii Gunko, who was convicted of influence peddling and sentenced to prison
Court again extends obligations for former Lviv commercial court judge
Ukraine’s High Anti-Corruption Court has again extended procedural obligations until September 14 for former Lviv Commercial Court judge Vasyl Artymovych, who is suspected of influence peddling
Anti-corruption court extends obligations for Vinnytsia SSU officer
Ukraine’s High Anti-Corruption Court has extended procedural obligations until September 14 for SSU officer Viacheslav Katerynych, who is on trial for allegedly accepting an improper benefit
Appeals court to review conviction of Kyiv lawyer Oleksii Nosov
Ukraine’s High Anti-Corruption Court Appeals Chamber has scheduled an August 3 hearing to review the conviction of Kyiv lawyer Oleksii Nosov, who was sentenced to four and a half years in prison for offering a $200,000 bribe to SAPO prosecutors
SAPO chief reports threats against expert in Dynasty case
Head of Ukraine’s Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office Oleksandr Klymenko said a forensic expert involved in the Dynasty corruption case had been threatened and pressured to withdraw from the proceedings. Investigators are examining the alleged interference as part of a criminal investigation
Court extends procedural obligations for MP Anna Skorokhod
Ukraine’s High Anti-Corruption Court has extended procedural obligations until September 20 for Member of Parliament Anna Skorokhod in an ongoing bribery investigation
Anti-corruption court extends obligations for former Lviv commercial court judge
Ukraine’s High Anti-Corruption Court has extended procedural obligations until September 14 for former Lviv Commercial Court judge Vasyl Artymovych, who is suspected of influence peddling