The Knyazev Case: NABU and SAPO Conduct New Searches at the Supreme Court and Its Former Head
Kyiv • UNN
NABU and SAPO are conducting investigative actions involving current and former judges of the Supreme Court. Searches are also being carried out at the premises of the former President of the Supreme Court, whose case is currently being heard in the High Anti-Corruption Court (HACC). While NABU and SAPO do not state it directly, the HACC is presiding over the trial of the former head of the court, Vsevolod Knyazev.
The National Anti-Corruption Bureau and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office reported that they are conducting investigative actions in a corruption case at the Supreme Court, specifically involving the former President of the Supreme Court, whose case is currently being heard in the HACC, UNN reports.
NABU and SAPO are conducting investigative actions as part of a corruption case at the Supreme Court. These are being carried out at the workplaces, residences, and in the vehicles of a number of current and former Supreme Court judges. This includes the former President of the Supreme Court, whose case is being heard in the HACC
NABU and SAPO do not state it directly, but the HACC is trying the former President of the Court, Vsevolod Kniaziev.
The Supreme Court also confirmed that "today, May 19, 2026, the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine is conducting investigative actions at the Supreme Court within the framework of criminal proceedings initiated in 2023 against the former President of the SC."
"The Supreme Court is providing full cooperation in the conduct of investigative actions within the limits defined by law," the SC emphasized.
NABU and SAPO promise further details later.
