HACC extends duties for ex-Supreme Court chairman
The High Anti-Corruption Court has extended the term of office of former Supreme Court Chairman Vsevolod Knyazev until June 30. The Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office accuses him of receiving $1.8 million in illegal benefits.
This decision was made by the HACC, reports Slovo i Dilo.
As is known, Knyazev was released from custody after paying over UAH 18 million in bail. He was given the following obligations: to appear upon every request; not to leave Ukraine without permission; to report any change of residence and/or work; to refrain from communicating with convicted Oleg Horetsky and suspect Kostyantyn Zhevag, as well as witnesses; to hand over his foreign passports and to wear an electronic bracelet.
Later, the bracelet was removed from him. Therefore, the SAPO prosecutor requested that these obligations be extended for another two months.
Partially satisfy the request of the SAPO prosecutor to extend the term of his duties. Extend the term of his duties to the accused (Knyazev – ed.). The term of the ruling shall be set until June 30, 2026 inclusive.
Vsevolod Knyazev is a suspect in the EBK database.
As a reminder, the HACC of Ukraine has begun considering the case of Supreme Court judge Vsevolod Knyazev. According to the prosecution, Knyazev received $1.8 million in illegal benefits through an intermediary lawyer Oleg Goretsky. The most illegal benefit was provided by Ukrainian oligarch Konstantin Zhevago for the Supreme Court's decision in his favor regarding his purchase of 40.19% of shares in the Poltava Mining and Processing Plant.
In 2022, the appellate court overturned the first instance decision and declared the securities purchase and sale agreement invalid. In order to prevent the loss of shares, in early March 2023, Zhevago entered into a conspiracy with lawyer Goretsky, who had connections with Supreme Court judges.
We previously reported that the Appeal will consider the jurisdiction of the case of former People's Deputy Vecherko.
