Supreme Court to review verdict appeal of ex-judge from Dnipro

The Supreme Court will consider an appeal against the verdict, which sentenced Vadym Galichy, a former judge of the Zhovtnevy District Court of the city of Dnipro, to 2.5 years in prison , but released him from serving his sentence due to the expiration of the statute of limitations.

This decision was made by the Criminal Court of Cassation.

As is known, Galich was found guilty of abuse of influence and sentenced to 3 years and 6 months in prison with a 3-year disqualification from holding positions in courts, law enforcement agencies, and the bar for 3 years. At the same time, the Appellate Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice reduced the sentence to 2.5 years in prison. The defense filed a cassation appeal against these decisions. The Supreme Court overturned the decision of the Appellate Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice and ordered a retrial of the appeal.

The Appeals Chamber then halted the hearing of Galichy's case due to his mobilization into the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Later, the court resumed the hearing of the case because the accused had resigned from the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Galichy's sentence was upheld but his sentence was reduced. At the same time, he was released from serving his sentence because the statute of limitations had expired.

To open cassation proceedings on the cassation appeals of the defense attorney and the convicted person against the verdict of the High Anti-Corruption Court of March 17, 2021 and the ruling of the Appellate Chamber of the High Anti-Corruption Court of February 14, 2025 regarding (Vadym Galichy – ed.)

Let us remind you that Vadym Galichiy is a figure in the EBK database.

According to the prosecution, Judge Galichiy demanded and received an illegal benefit of $10,000 for influencing officials of the Main Directorate of the National Police in the Dnipropetrovsk region. The judge allegedly promised to help resolve the issue of not bringing a person to criminal liability.

We also wrote that the appeal will consider the case of a former deputy from the Odessa region.