The High Anti-Corruption Court has revoked the procedural obligations for the leader of the "Batkivshchyna" faction, Yulia Tymoshenko. The court made this decision during a preparatory hearing in the case where she is suspected of attempting to bribe people's deputies in exchange for votes. This was reported by UNN with reference to the broadcast of the HACC session.
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During the hearing, SAPO prosecutor Vitaliy Hrechyshkin requested to extend the obligations imposed on Tymoshenko for another two months. In particular, the prosecutor insisted that she continue to appear upon every request of NABU detectives and prosecutors, as well as report changes in her place of residence and work.
However, Judge Oleh Tkachenko made a different decision.
The procedural obligations imposed on Yulia Volodymyrivna Tymoshenko are to be revoked. The ruling is not subject to appeal
Tymoshenko, in turn, during her speech in court, stated that after the indictment was submitted to the court, she no longer has the status of a suspect.
From the moment the indictment was sent to the court, I lost my procedural status as a suspect and acquired a different procedural status, and the criminal proceedings moved to the stage of court proceedings. Under these circumstances, the procedural prerequisites and time limits for the validity of the investigating judge's ruling of May 7, which was issued exclusively at the stage of pre-trial investigation regarding a suspect, ceased to exist
A number of other defense motions will be considered at the next hearing on July 22.
Details of the case
According to SAPO, "despite the exposure by NABU and SAPO in December 2025 of facts of receiving undue benefits by people's deputies of Ukraine for making decisions on bills in parliament, the accused initiated negotiations with some people's deputies regarding the introduction of a systematic mechanism for providing undue benefits in exchange for loyal behavior during votes."
As stated in SAPO, "it was not about one-time agreements, but about a regular cooperation mechanism that provided for advance payments and was designed for a long period."
"People's deputies were to receive instructions on voting, and in some cases - on abstaining or not participating in voting," SAPO said.
In January 2026, the head of the parliamentary faction was notified of suspicion under Part 4 of Article 369 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
The sanction of the article provides for punishment in the form of imprisonment for a term of five to ten years with or without confiscation of property.