High Anti-Corruption Court of Ukraine
The VAKS appeals chamber rejected the complaint of Tatiana Krupa's defense and remanded her in custody. The suspect in illegal enrichment was previously found to have 6 6 million in cash.
VAKS assigned procedural duties to the former head of "Naftogaz" Andrey Kobolev. The accused must report a change of place of residence, avoid communicating with witnesses, and hand over their passports.
VAKS extended the arrest of Tetiana Krupa until January 2025, reducing the bail to UAH 280 million. the case of illegal enrichment of the former head of the Khmelnitsky MSEC will be investigated until April 2025.
HACC judge Kateryna Sikora received UAH 505,000 in compensation for the quarantine salary restriction. The NACP suspects the judge of illicit enrichment, and experts point to a dangerous precedent for the budget.
The relevant committee of the Rada recommended to cancel the requirement of a 75% passing score for cognitive testing of HACC judges. Experts believe that this will increase the court's dependence on the NABU and the SAPO.
The HACC sentenced MP Andriy Odarchenko to 8 years in prison in absentia for attempting to bribe the leadership of the Ministry of Reconstruction. The fugitive MP was put on the international wanted list.
Experts identify six main factors that point to the possible dependence of the High Anti-Corruption Court on the NABU and the SAPO. These include common interests, pressure from activists and international donors, and the peculiarities of selecting judges.
The High Anti-Corruption Court has canceled the arrest of former MP Kriuchkov, suspected of stealing UAH 1. 5 billion from regional power companies. The decision was made due to an alleged judge's mistake, which caused a new scandal around the HACC.
The HACCU has completed its examination of the prosecutor's evidence in the case of the illegal seizure of the Mezhyhirya residence by Yanukovych and his son. The next hearing to consider the defense's evidence is scheduled for December 4, 2024.
Ukrainian lawyers have accused the High Anti-Corruption Court judges of fulfilling the tasks of the SAPO and NABU. The HACC judges considered the case without defense counsel during the air alert.
Vitaliy Kim, head of the Mykolaiv RMA, bailed out MP Iryna Allakhverdiieva, who is suspected of illicit enrichment. He explained this by her cooperation with the investigation and the fact that she is not hiding.
The HACC applied a personal guarantee to MP Iryna Allakhverdiieva, suspected of illicit enrichment. David Arakhamia and Vitaliy Kim were appointed as sureties, and a number of obligations were imposed on the suspect.
The HACC upheld the claim of the Ministry of Justice to impose sanctions on singer Taisiya Povaliy. The state seized the singer's cars, weapons, real estate and rights to 9 songs.
The NABU has announced a tender for training employees in waste management for UAH 12 thousand. The bureau also plans to spend money on weather stations and air conditioners, despite criticism about efficiency and costs.
The NABU plans to purchase 187 laptops for UAH 7. 5 million for its employees. The NABU also wants to purchase air conditioners with heating for almost UAH 1.3 million
NABU announced a tender for the purchase of heated air conditioners for UAH 1. 3 million, despite forecasts of a difficult energy situation in winter. Experts question the appropriateness of such budget expenditures.
The HACC extended the measure of restraint for former Minister Solskyi until December 8. SAPO prosecutors admitted that there was no evidence of guilt in the 5-year investigation of the ATO land case.
The former acting head of the Nikopol District State Administration and two accomplices were sentenced to 7 years for embezzlement of budget funds. In 2019, they organized a scheme with a false valuation of land worth more than UAH 4 million.
The Verkhovna Rada has expelled MPs Artem Dmytruk and Andriy Odarchenko from parliamentary committees. Both MPs illegally left Ukraine and are under investigation.
The High Anti-Corruption Court has found a judge of a district court in Dnipropetrovs'k region guilty of receiving an unlawful benefit. She was sentenced to 5 years in prison and disqualified from holding the position of judge for 3 years.
Oleksandr Kolotilin called the NABU case against him and Mykola Solskyi regarding land seizure absurd. He claims that the plots are with the owners and have not been arrested, considering the case to be political.
The HACCU has scheduled a hearing on the embezzlement of $8. 3 million in the purchase of equipment for the State Enterprise Artem. The hearing will take place on October 16, 2024, and the accused are a foreign entrepreneur and officials.
The Verkhovna Rada has passed a law extending the powers of the Public Council of International Experts to select HACC judges. The term of office has been extended until April 2026.
MPs from the Servant of the People party have registered a draft resolution to exclude Odarchenko and Dmytruk from the VR committees. Both MPs are wanted on suspicion of criminal offenses.
The High Anti-Corruption Court arrested former MP Dmytro Kriuchkov in absentia, accused of embezzling UAH 1. 5 billion from Cherkasyoblenergo and Zaporizhzhiaoblenergo.
The HACC extended the detention of Oleksandr Hale, former Deputy Minister of Energy, for 2 months. He is accused of taking a $500,000 bribe for permission to export equipment from the frontline zone.
The SAPO has submitted to court an indictment against MP Andriy Klochko for illegal enrichment of UAH 11 million. The investigation found that in 2020-2021, he acquired assets worth UAH 25 million with an official income of UAH 14 million.
The High Anti-Corruption Court has upheld the claim of the Ministry of Justice to nationalize six Ukrainian enterprises of the russian Polyplastik Group. The owners of the conglomerate support russian aggression and supply polymers to the russian military-industrial complex.
The Ministry of Justice won a case in the HACC against Russian oligarch Usmanov. Iron ore products worth more than UAH 2 billion and 100% of the authorized capital of Peter-Service Ukraine LLC were recovered.
The Ministry of Justice appealed to the HACC to nationalize the assets of the former head of Yanukovych's security worth over UAH 100 million. He is accused of aiding and abetting Russia and illegal handling of weapons.