Latest Anti-Corruption Updates
HACC Schedules Hearing for Potalap Case
HACC set a July 23 hearing for the case of National Police investigator Viacheslav Potalap, accused of bribery. The court declined to return the indictment to SAPO
HACC Schedules Hearing for Shchyhol and Zhora Case
HACC set a July 29 preparatory hearing for the case of ex-State Special Communications head Yuriy Shchyhol and deputy Viktor Zhora, accused of embezzling UAH 62M in 2020 procurements
HACC Extends Duties for Ex-MP Pashynskyi
HACC extended until September 11 the duties of ex-MP Serhiy Pashynskyi, suspected of embezzling UAH 817M in oil products. Bail is UAH 272.52M; he can travel freely in Ukraine
HACC Extends Duties for Kutsenko and Chyzhelykov
HACC extended until September 18 the duties of Zaporizhzhia deputy Vladyslav Kutsenko and aide Oleksandr Chyzhelykov, accused of a UAH 650,000 bribe for tenders. Kutsenko is under a UAH 3M bail
HACC Schedules Hearing in Maksymenko Case
HACC set a July 29 hearing for the case of Nataliia Maksymenko, accused of extorting a $40,000 bribe. A preliminary hearing took place on July 17
HACC Reduces Bail for Lawyer Pedus
HACC reduced lawyer Oleksiy Pedus’s bail from UAH 775,600 to UAH 626,600 for inciting bribery. He was released from custody after posting bail
HACC Extends Duties for Kolesnykov
HACC extended until September 11 the duties of Zaporizhzhia regional deputy Viacheslav Kolesnykov, accused of offering a UAH 650,000 bribe for tenders. Bail is UAH 1M
HACC Appeals Suspends Shcherbakovskyi Case Due to Mobilization
HACC Appeals halted the appeal of ex-SBU officer Serhiy Shcherbakovskyi’s 10-year bribery sentence due to his mobilization to the National Guard. Judge Glotov dissented, citing potential delay tactics
The court didn’t support the merger of cases against former MP Onyshchenko
HACC declined to merge the cases of ex-MP Oleksandr Onyshchenko and Olena Pavlenko with Valerii Postnyi’s case on embezzling Ukrgasvydobuvannya funds. Onyshchenko is wanted
The court extended the duties of ex-head of the State Geocadastre
HACC extended until September 3 the duties of ex-Kyiv Region StateGeoCadastre head Oleg Levchenko, suspected of embezzling 1200 ha of land. Bail is UAH 3M; he must stay in Kyiv
HACC extended the duties of MP Marchenko for two months
HACC extended until September 8 the duties of MP Liudmyla Marchenko, accused of abuse of influence for a $11,300 bribe. She must avoid witness contact and surrender passports
HACC Reduces Bail for Ex-Judge Burkhan
HACC reduced the bail for ex-Verkhniodniprovsk judge Serhiy Burkhan from UAH 908,400 to UAH 605,600. He is accused of taking a $2,500 bribe and was dismissed by HQCJ for misconduct