HCJ dismisses judge Tandyr, accused of committing a fatal accident

HCJ dismisses judge Tandyr, accused of committing a fatal accident

Kyiv  •  UNN

August 6 2024, 09:34 AM • 13813 views

The High Council of Justice has dismissed Judge Oleksiy Tandyr from Makariv District Court of Kyiv Region. The decision was made on August 6, 2024 for committing a significant disciplinary offense.

The High Council of Justice has decided to dismiss judge of the Makariv District Court of Kyiv Region Oleksiy Tandyr, who is accused of committing a fatal car accident while intoxicated. This was reported by the HCJ on August 6, UNN reports.

On August 6, 2024, the HCJ decided to dismiss Judge Oleksii Tandyr of the Makariv District Court of Kyiv Region on the basis of paragraph 3 of part six of Article 126 of the Constitution of Ukraine

- the High Council of Justice said in a statement .

  Reference

According to paragraph of part six of Article 126 of the Constitution of Ukraine , the grounds for dismissal of a judge are committing a significant disciplinary offense, gross or systematic neglect of duties that is incompatible with the status of a judge or has revealed his or her incompatibility with the position held.  

Recall

On the night of May 26, 2023, Judge Oleksiy Tandyr, then head of the Makariv District Court of Kyiv Region, ran over a National Guard officer to his death at a checkpoint in the capital. The judge was detained on the spot.

The Kyiv City Prosecutor's Office launched an investigation under Part 3 of Article 286-1 of the Criminal Code. The High Council of Justice granted the Deputy Prosecutor General's request for consent to detain the judge. Judge Tandyr was placed in custody.

On June 20, the High Council of Justice upheld the decision to bring judge Oleksiy Tyndyr to disciplinary responsibility and impose a disciplinary sanction in the form of a motion for dismissal.

On July 3 , the Sviatoshynskyi District Court of Kyiv extended until August 31 the pre-trial restraint for Tandir, who is accused of committing a fatal road accident while intoxicated.