HACC extends Knyazev’s obligations until July

The High Anti-Corruption Court has extended the term of office of former Supreme Court Chairman Vsevolod Knyazev until July 21. The Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office accuses him of receiving $1.8 million in illegal benefits.

This decision was made by the Supreme Court of Ukraine.

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 to wear an electronic bracelet.

Later, the bracelet was removed from him. Therefore, the SAPO prosecutor once again requested to extend the remaining duties for another two months.

To grant the request of the SAPO prosecutor to extend the term of the duties assigned to the accused (Knyazev - ed.). To extend the term of the duties assigned to the accused. To set the term of the resolution until July 21, 2025 inclusive

Vsevolod Knyazev is a suspect in the EBK database.

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.

In 2022, the appellate court overturned the first instance decision and declared the securities purchase and sale agreement invalid. In order to prevent the loss of shares, in early March 2023, Zhevago entered into a conspiracy with lawyer Goretsky, who had connections with Supreme Court judges.

We also wrote that the court left the former head of the Lviv Regional Economic Court in custody.