Supreme Court Judge's Dismissal Upheld

The Grand Chamber of the Supreme Court left unchanged the decision of the High Council of Justice to dismiss Vsevolod Knyazev from the position of a judge of the Supreme Court.

This was reported by the press service of the Supreme Court.

Following the results of the consideration of the cassation appeal today, December 12, 2024, the Grand Chamber of the Supreme Court adopted a decision to leave unchanged the decision of the Supreme Court of Justice of July 18, 2024 on bringing Vsevolod Serhiyovych Knyazev to disciplinary liability and dismissing him from the position of judge of the Supreme Court

Vsevolod Knyazev is a suspect in the EBK database.

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 wear an electronic bracelet. The bracelet was later removed from him.

As a reminder, the Supreme Court of Justice 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.

Earlier it became known that the court left the convicted former deputy head of Pivdendiproshakht in pre-trial detention.

We also wrote that the Supreme Court of Ukraine extended the duties of Oleksandr Hryban until February 4, 2025.