Property and accounts of ex-CEO Knyazev seized - Ministry of Justice
Kyiv • UNN
The State Enforcement Service has seized all the property and accounts of former Supreme Court Chief Justice Vsevolod Knyazev to recover almost UAH 1 million in illegal payments he received as a gift in the form of a significantly reduced apartment lease.
The State Enforcement Service of the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine has seized all the property and accounts of the former chief justice of the Supreme Court Vsevolod Knyazev to recover almost UAH 1 million in illegally received gifts, the Ministry of Justice reported on Wednesday, UNN reports.
Details
"The State Enforcement Service of the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine has seized all the property of former Supreme Court (SC) Chief Justice Vsevolod Knyazev," said Deputy Minister of Justice for Enforcement Service Andriy Haichenko.
The decision was made in connection with the failure of the former Chief Justice to comply with the ruling of the Pechersk District Court of Kyiv on the confiscation of an illegally received gift in the amount of UAH 906,600 to the state.
The State Enforcement Service of the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine also seized Vsevolod Knyazev's bank accounts.
Andriy Haichenko noted: "In the absence of funds on the debtor's accounts, and in the event that movable and immovable property belonging to the debtor is identified, the state enforcement officer will take measures to recover the identified property of the debtor, which may be recovered under the law.
It is currently known that the debtor owns 4 units of real estate in Mykolaiv and Mykolaiv region.
Background
On December 13, 2023 , the National Agency for the Prevention of Corruption (NAPC) drew up a report against the former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court on an administrative offense under Part 1 of Article 172-5 of the Code of Administrative Offenses (Violation of statutory restrictions on receiving gifts).
According to the NACP, Vsevolod Knyazev received a gift in the form of a 133-square-meter apartment in the Pechersk district (Lipki) of Kyiv at a price significantly lower than the minimum market rent.
On the basis of a real estate lease agreement concluded at the end of 2017, the judge rented an apartment for living with a monthly payment of UAH 1 thousand. The difference in the actual and market value of the lease was this illegal gift.