HACC convicts Mariupol judge and aide in absentia for bribery

The higher anti-corruption court found Ihor Sarayev and his assistant Tetiana Zolotar guilty of accepting a bribe. They were sentenced in absentia to 7.5 and 6 years of imprisonment, respectively. This was reported by the press service of the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office, without mentioning the names of the accused.

According to the information of "Word and Deed", we are talking about Sarajevo and Zolotar, who were declared wanted in 2022.

HACC announced the verdict of the judge of one of the district courts of the city of Mariupol and his assistant, who were accused of receiving an illegal benefit from a citizen for closing the proceedings in the case of an administrative offense committed in connection with the expiration of the terms of imposing an administrative fine, which was under consideration by him

According to the prosecutor's office, Sarajevo was sentenced to 7.5 years of imprisonment with a ban on holding the positions of prosecutor, judge and lawyer for a period of 3 years, with the confiscation of all property belonging to him by right of ownership. His assistants - 6 years of imprisonment with a similar additional punishment.

The verdict can be challenged in an appeal procedure within 30 days from the day of its announcement by submitting an appeal to the Appeals Chamber of the Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

Ihor Saraev and Tetyana Zolotar are members of the EBK database.

We will remind, according to the indictment, the judge of the Mariupol Seaside District Court Ihor Saraev, together with his assistant Tetyana Zolotar, asked for and received 15 thousand hryvnias of illegal benefits for rendering a decision in the case of an administrative offense. The money was transferred in two tranches. Immediately after the transfer of the second part of the illegal profit, the judge was exposed "in the heat of the moment".

According to the investigation, Zolotar was Sarayev's accomplice in receiving a bribe. Part of the illegal gain was found in the judge's assistant's home during a search.

Earlier it became known that the High Anti-Corruption Court took into custody in absentia the judge of the Primorsky District Court of the city of Mariupol, Donetsk Region, Ihor Sarayev, and his assistant Tetiana Zolotar.

We also wrote that in Volyn, the head of the regional TCP and SS was exposed for bribery.