HACC remands Volovets district judge Pelykh into custody
The HACC has imposed a preventive measure of two months' detention on Oleksandr Pelykh, a judge of the Volovets District Court suspected of bribery, with the alternative of paying bail of 1 million hryvnia.
This was reported on the Facebook page of the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office.
According to Suspilny, it is known that this is about Oleksandr Pelykh.
This was also reported by Uzhhorod City Council deputy Vitaliy Glagola.
The court set bail at UAH 1 million. If it is paid, the suspect will be subject to procedural obligations
As a reminder, recently the SAPO and NABU exposed a judge from the Transcarpathian region for receiving illegal benefits for canceling the seizure of timber . The man called the $1,300 bribe "candy."
As part of the pre-trial investigation conducted by NABU detectives, it was established that from September 15 to November 28, 2025, the judge asked the director of a private company to give him and third parties a bribe for canceling the seizure of 20 cubic meters of timber.
He was informed of suspicion of requesting and receiving an illegal benefit. The judge's actions were classified under Part 3 of Article 368 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
In addition, we reported that in Zaporizhia, a former traffic police officer was exposed for hiding property in Bulgaria .
