Position: Head of the Oleksandrivsky District Court of the Kirovohrad region.
Sphere of corruption: judicial.
Region of corruption activity: Kirovohrad region.
Qualification: Part 2 of Article 28, Part 3 of Article 369-2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
Status: released, court proceedings are ongoing.
The plot of the case: according to the materials of the criminal case, in telephone conversations on WhatsApp and Viber, the judge repeatedly pointed out the need to transfer funds to him and emphasized that otherwise the man would face administrative liability.
On August 26, 2022, the judge, according to the prosecution, received a thousand dollars. Of this amount, he allegedly gave $600 to the assistant judge, who was supposed to give $500 to her colleague, who was an assistant to Judge Iryna Antipova*, who was supposed to make a court decision (previously, the news erroneously stated that Judge Ivanova was supposed to hear the case, — ed.).
The assistant judge found that the police officers committed a number of violations during the examination of the person for alcohol intoxication and reported that Judge Antipova already had similar cases pending, which she had closed. The assistant judge was allegedly even ready to prepare an explanation on behalf of the driver for submission to the court for a certain monetary reward.
The money was essentially transferred in advance, and when the judge learned about the detention of her assistant, she recused herself. Another judge fined the driver 17,000 hryvnias and deprived him of the right to drive for one year. However, the appeals court overturned this decision and closed the case due to the absence of an administrative offense in the actions of the driver.
When judges came to search Ivchenko's apartment, he threw part of the money he had received, namely four $100 bills, out of a fifth-floor window.
Later, the HACC chose a preventive measure for Ivchenko in the form of a 148,860 UAH bail. He was also given the following obligations: to appear upon every request; not to leave the Kirovohrad region without permission; to report any change of his place of residence; to refrain from communicating with witnesses, as well as with other suspects in criminal proceedings, and to hand over his foreign passports for safekeeping.
Later, the High Anti-Corruption Court released on personal recognizance the head of the Oleksandrivskyi District Court of Kirovohrad Oblast, Pavlo Ivchenko, whom the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office accuses of abuse of influence.
To grant the motion of the accused (Ivchenko – ed.) to change the preventive measure. To change the preventive measure applied to (Ivchenko – ed.) by the decision of the High Anti-Corruption Court dated 12.09.2022 in the form of a bail in the amount of 148,860 hryvnias on a personal bond
At the same time, Ivchenko was given the following obligations: to appear before the court upon every request; not to leave the city of Kyiv and the Kyiv region without the court's permission; to refrain from communicating with witnesses and to hand over his foreign passports for safekeeping.
In March 2025, Judge Pavlo Ivchenko of the Oleksandrivskyi District Court of the Kirovohrad Region was finally dismissed from his position for a disciplinary violation.
The case against Ivchenko is currently being considered by the Supreme Anti-Corruption Court,
Persons potentially involved in corruption schemes: assistant judges of the Kirovsky District Court Svitlana Muravyova and Olena Dolya.
The defendants fully admitted their guilt and pledged to cooperate with the prosecutor of the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office. They will also transfer 49,620 hryvnias each to the needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. These funds were deposited as collateral.
To approve the plea agreement concluded on 04.07.2025 between the SAPO prosecutor and the accused (Svitlana Muravyova and Olena Dolya - ed.)
Both defendants were sentenced to 4 years of imprisonment without confiscation of property. At the same time, they were released from prison for a probationary period of 1 year and 6 months. The defendants were also ordered to pay 58,518 UAH in procedural costs.
Assets: in his declaration before his release, Ivchenko stated that he owns an apartment and a residential building, as well as a 2018 TOYOTA C-HR car worth UAH 770,000.
He declared UAH 254,776 in salary, and has UAH 24,818 in his own bank account. However, his wife's account has only UAH 164.
Persons who should have reacted: in the case of Ivchenko, law enforcement officers reacted in a timely manner.
Scandals: There is no information in open sources about other scandals in which Ivchenko would appear.
Sources:
https://sudreporter.org/vrp-zvilnyla-suddyu-yakyj-vykydav-groshi-z-vikna/
https://public.nazk.gov.ua/documents/650208fa-8dc5-4401-8c08-6b2adca6809c