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Recent global and Ukrainian developments involve high-profile arrests reflecting corruption and crime. The Ukrainian MP Oleksii Kuznietsov and former Deputy Head of the Presidential Office, Andrii Smyrnov, face detention related to corruption in military procurements. UK authorities continue their crackdown on arson that threatens prominent figures. Shevchenkivskyi and Pecherskyi courts grapple with cases like the faulty mortar shells incident and Dmytro Riumshyn's military-related offenses. Meanwhile, international incidents include the arrest of Russia's Pavel Durov in France and the potential for ICC warrants against leaders such as Netanyahu. These events highlight ongoing global legal challenges.

What are the recent high-profile arrest cases?

Recent high-profile arrests involve Ukrainian MP Oleksii Kuznietsov for corruption in drone procurements and Andrii Smyrnov, former Deputy Head of the Presidential Office, also for corruption. Global incidents include the arrest of Russian Pavel Durov in France charged with complicity in drug trafficking, and ICC-issued warrants against high-ranked political figures.

How are corruption cases being handled in Ukraine?

Corruption cases in Ukraine are being managed with pre-trial detentions and hefty bail amounts. For instance, MP Oleksii Kuznietsov and Andrii Smyrnov face significant charges related to corruption in military procurements, underscoring the legal system's commitment to tackling such issues.

What is the role of the judiciary in these arrest cases?

The judiciary plays a critical role in these cases by imposing pre-trial detentions and making key rulings. Courts like the Shevchenkivskyi and Pecherskyi in Kyiv are actively involved in determining custody and bail conditions to ensure justice is served in high-stakes corruption and crime issues.

How are international authorities responding to high-profile arrest warrants?

International authorities are actively executing arrest warrants across borders, as seen in France's detention of Pavel Durov and the ICC's pursuit of legal actions against various international leaders. These actions reflect concerted global efforts to address broad criminal activities.

What are the legal consequences for the accused individuals in these cases?

Accused individuals face serious legal consequences, including potential long-term detention, high bail requirements, and ongoing judicial proceedings. For instance, Dmytro Riumshyn's consideration for extended detention signifies the judiciary's commitment to thorough adjudication processes in military and corruption-related offenses.

What has been the impact of recent arrest cases on political figures?

Recent arrest cases have placed significant pressure on political and military figures, with implications for their public standing and accountability. Figures like MP Oleksii Kuznietsov and Andrii Smyrnov face legal trials that question integrity and responsibilities, impacting political landscapes both locally and internationally.

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Сourt extends arrest of former SBU officer Shcheholiev, who led raid against Maidan, until Jan. 15, 2017 The Shevchenko district court of Kyiv has extended the arrest of former Security Service chief in Kyiv and the Kyiv region Oleksandr Shcheholiev, suspected of crimes against Maidan activists, until Jan. 15, 2017. 2 796 3 Previously in trend: Investigation of crimes against Maidan

емельянов PGO's motion to put electronic tag on Judge Yemelianov rejected by court The Pechersk district court of Kyiv has refused to uphold a pre-trial restraint in the form of wearing an electronic bracelet against Supreme Economic Court Judge Artur Yemelianov. 18 706 102 Ukrainian Politics

Party of Regions’ ex-leader Yefremov to remain in detention until Nov. 24 Kyiv Appeal Court upheld the decision of the Pechersk district court of Kyiv to remand ex-leader of the Party of Regions parliamentary faction Oleksandr Yefremov suspected of infringement on Ukraine’s territorial integrity in custody until Nov. 24. 4 051 34 Previously in trend: Arrest of Yefremov

Ukrainians Panov and Zakhtei earlier detained in Crimea secretly brought to Moscow’s Lefortovo prison week ago, - human rights activist Ukrainian citizens Yevhen Panov and Andrii Zakhtei who were unlawfully captured and arrested in occupied Crimea and later charged by Russia with plotting acts of sabotage on the peninsula were secretly taken to the Lefortovo prison in Moscow a week ago. 4 331 10 Previously in trend: Putin's provocation in Crimea

александровская Former Communist Party MP Aleksandrovska suspected of separatism released from custody The Kharkiv region Appeals Court changed the pretrial restriction imposed on former Member of Ukrainian Parliament representing the Communist Party Alla Aleksandrovska suspected of separatism. 61 870 221 Incidents

Russia still prevents Ukrainian consul from visiting journalist Sushchenko, - Foreign Ministry Ukrainian Consulate in Russia has not yet received permission to visit unlawfully detained Ukrainian journalist Roman Sushchenko. 2 986 18 Previously in trend: Ukrainian hostages in Russia

тюрьма “Sushchenko deprived of right to counsel. FSB realizes situation could change drastically if I meet with my client,” – lawyer Feygin According to preliminary information, Ukrainian journalist Roman Sushchenko was taken hostage by the FSB Sept. 30 – on the day of his arrival in the territory of Russia. 17 030 49 Previously in trend: Ukrainian hostages in Russia

Russia denies Ukrainian consul’s access to arrested journalist Sushchenko The employees of the Ukrainian consulate in Russia have not yet managed to visit journalist Roman Sushchenko held hostage by the Kremlin. 2 560 17 Previously in trend: Ukrainian hostages in Russia

"Russia ultimately doomed itself to isolation from civilized world," – PM Hroisman on Ukrainian journalist Sushchenko’s arrest Prime Minister of Ukraine Volodymyr Hroisman condemns the illegal detention and confinement of journalist for Ukrainian news agency Roman Sushchenko in Russia and urges the international community to make a stand for him. 9 484 42 Incidents

тюрьма зона Russian court arrests Ukrainian journalist Sushchenko for two months The Lefortovo court of Moscow arrested Ukrainian citizen Roman Sushchenko for two months on Oct. 1. 14 892 45 Previously in trend: Ukrainian hostages in Russia

сущенко Ukrainian journalist Sushchenko accused of spying is held in Moscow remand prison, – Russian media. PHOTO Members of the Moscow Public Monitoring Commission have found correspondent for Ukrinform news agency Roman Sushchenko in Lefortovo prison. The Lefortovo court of Moscow arrested the journalist on charges of espionage (article 276 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation). 40 237 93 Incidents

убийство Suspect in Dnipro police officers’ murder case detained for two months The court ruled two months in pretrial detention facility for Oleksandr Puhachov charged with the murder of two patrol officers in Dnipro City. 47 237 231 Previously in trend: Police officers murdered in Dnipro City

10 days left for PGO to arrest Constitutional Court judges who conferred dictatorial powers on Yanukovych, – MP Soboliev. DOCUMENT (in Ukrainian) The Prosecutor General’s Office (PGO) has 10 days to arrest the judges of the Constitutional Court who granted dictatorial powers to ex-President Viktor Yanukovych. 28 064 60 Incidents

матиос Court arrests leaders of three tax inspectorates, sets bail at 10M to 100M hryvnia, - deputy prosecutor general Top officials of three tax inspectorates of Kyiv - Solomianska, Shevchenkivska and Pecherska - are suspected of massive embezzlement of public funds. Most of them have been arrested. 45 525 108 Ukrainian Politics

автопарк PGO seizes cars, cottages, restaurants of former tax police head and his relatives worth some 480M hryvnia. VIDEO The Chief Military Prosecutor's Office of Ukraine has taken inventory and carried out the seizure of property belonging to the former first deputy chairman of the State Tax Service of Ukraine-head of the Tax Police of Ukraine and his family members. 112 536 150 Incidents

Former head of State Investments Agency Kaskiv apprehended in Panama, asks for political shelter Former head of the State Investments Agency Vladyslav Kaskiv asked for political shelter in Panama. 13 229 54 Previously in trend: Fighting corruption in Ukraine

чаус Rada authorizes Judge Chaus’ detention and pretrial confinement. VIDEO The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine has given its consent to criminal prosecution, detention, and pretrial confinement of Judge of the Dniprovskyi district court of Kyiv Mykola Chaus suspected of corruption. 23 577 137 Previously in trend: Fighting corruption in Ukraine Grafters

ковалев Suspect of Berkut soldiers’ rescue after Euromaidan events released on his own recognizance, - Prosecutor Horbatiuk The court released Nikhto Krim Nas NGO Head Oleksandr Kovaliov suspected of organizing Berkut soldiers’ escape from Kyiv and hiding their weapons after the mass murder of the Euromaidan activists on his own recognizance. 26 198 60 Previously in trend: Investigation of crimes against Maidan

избиение полиция пытки Court arrests three police officers in case of Kryve Ozero resident murder (updated) Three police officers suspected of involvement in the murder of a man in the town of Kryve Ozero, the Mykolaiv region, have been put under arrest following a ruling by the central district court of Mykolaiv. 59 212 173 Previously in trend: Murder in Kryve Ozero

Occupation "court" remands Ukraine's Yevhen Panov in two-month custody The occupation "court" of Simferopol held a closed session to choose a pre-trial restraint against Zaporizhia region (Ukraine) resident Yevhen Panov who Russia's FSB labeled "a member of a subversive group" that allegedly plotted terrorist attacks in Crimea. 14 054 75 Previously in trend: Putin's provocation in Crimea

Court of appeal upheld arrest of former Party of Regions leader Yefremov The Kyiv Court of Appeal has upheld the pre-trial restraint against former Party of Regions leader Oleksandr Yefremov in the form of arrest. 8 629 28 Previously in trend: Arrest of Yefremov

головач арест Former deputy chief of Tax Service Holovach detained as suspect in Yanukovych case, - Lutsenko (updated) The Military Prosecutor's Office (MPO) and the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) have detained former first deputy chief of Ukraine's State Tax Service Andrii Holovach on suspicion of illegal reimbursement of value added tax (VAT) at 3.166 billion hryvnia (approx. $126.690 million). 59 363 95 Ukrainian Politics

онищенко Court sanctions detention and arrest of MP Onyshchenko The Solomianskyi district court of Kyiv has sanctioned the detention and arrest of Verkhovna Rada people's deputy Oleksandr Onyshchenko (the Volia Narodu (People's Will) parliamentary group). 12 343 95 Previously in trend: Onyshchenko case

кузьмин Estate owned by ex-Deputy Prosecutor General Kuzmin in Pushcha-Vodytsia attached by court. PHOTOS Court seized the house of ex-Deputy Prosecutor General Renat Kuzmin in Pushcha-Vodytsia near Kyiv, banning any transactions with it. 59 012 30 Incidents

суд медяник Court arrests former MP Medianyk for two months. VIDEO Pechersk district court of Kyiv has ruled to arrest former Party of Regions MP Volodymyr Medianyk. 28 296 35 Previously in trend: Arrest of Yefremov

задержание медяник Former Party of Regions MP Medianyk apprehended in Yefremov case, - Lutsenko Former Party of Regions MP Volodymyr Medianyk was arrested under the case of the ex-head of Party of Regions faction Oleksandr Yefremov. 38 952 115 Previously in trend: Arrest of Yefremov

blablacar позняков Suspect in murder of ridesharing driver Pozniakov taken into custody, - National Police head The court arrested former soldier of Right Sector Dmytro Holub with the call sign Tof suspected of murder of Taras Pozniakov, the driver of the car he was travelling in Aug. 5. Taras Pozniakov offered ridesharing through BlaBlaCar. 75 853 160 Incidents

Occupant court extends arrest term for deputy Mejlis head Chiygoz, - lawyer A court in Russian-occupied Crimea decided to keep deputy head of the Mejlis of Crimean Tatars Akhtem Chiygoz in custody. 982 1 Previously in trend: Ukrainian hostages in Russia Reprisals in Russian-occupied Crimea

суд постный Court increased bail against subject in "gas case" Postnyi up to 250 million hryvnia. PHOTOS The Appeals Court of Kyiv has ruled to remand one of the subjects in the "gas case" Valerii Postnyi in custody with an alternative to post a bail of 250 million hryvnia (approx. $10.01 million). 8 632 23 Previously in trend: Onyshchenko case

Yefremov organized seizure of administration buildings in Luhansk in 2014, - MP Landik Former Party of Regions MP Volodymyr Landik informed media that former leader of Party of Regions parliamentary faction, former governor of the Luhansk region Oleksandr Yefremov was the one who organized seizure of administration buildings in Luhansk on April 29, 2014. 36 952 67 Previously in trend: Arrest of Yefremov

суд ефремов Former MP Yefremov remanded in 60-day custody The Pechersk district court of Kyiv has chosen a restraint measure against former head of the Party of regions parliamentary faction Oleksandr Yefremov in the form of detention until Sept. 28. 44 069 167 Ukrainian Politics

PGO requests 60-day arrest for Yefremov The Prosecutor General's Office requested the court to impose 60-day pretrial confinement against former Head of the Party of Regions parliamentary faction Oleksandr Yefremov. 12 876 102 Previously in trend: Arrest of Yefremov

укргазбанк Justice Ministry freezes accounts of Ukrhazbank On July 29, 2016, Ukrhazbank JSB reported in an e-mail about the freezing of its accounts by the Executive Service Department of Ukraine's Justice Ministry, based on the ruling by the Economic Court of Kyiv to recover the funds of the bank in favor of Ukrkontsept LLC. 44 100 20 Economics

Pechersk court to choose measure of restraint for Yefremov tomorrow, - MP Teteruk The Pechersk District Court of Kyiv will begin considering the request of the PGO on setting a preventive measure for former head of the Party of Regions faction in the Verkhovna Rada Oleksandr Yefremov. 19 830 139 Previously in trend: Arrest of Yefremov

гпу Former MP Yefremov arrested in Boryspil airport as he tried to flee to Vienna, - PGO Law enforcement officers arrested former Party of Regions MP Oleksandr Yefremov at Boryspil airport. 107 990 257 Previously in trend: Arrest of Yefremov

Turkey issued arrest warrants for 88 journalists Turkish police have detained at least 48 journalists over the past week as part of a sweeping purge of the media. 3 712 126 Previously in trend: Coup in Turkey

Foreign Ministry recommends Ukrainians to think twice before traveling to Russia Ukraine's Foreign Ministry recommends those planning trips to Russia to realistically assess all existing risks and threats and carefully consider the necessity of such trips. 27 851 115 Society

Kyiv developer Voitsekhovskyi bailed out, - media Developer Anatolii Voitsekhovskyi, suspected of tax evasion, was posted bail for today, July 27. 8 486 7 Incidents

луценко Lutsenko announces detention of high-ranking SBU officials Prosecutor General Yurii Lutsenko has announced detention of a group of top Security Service employees involved in torture and extortion. 77 110 158 Previously in trend: Prosecutor General Lutsenko

Odesa Port Plant executive Shchurykov put on remand, bail making 40.5 million hryvnia Odesa Port Plant deputy CEO Shchurykov is charged with a large-scale embezzlement by prior conspiracy with a group of persons. 4 187 19 Previously in trend: Fighting corruption in Ukraine

инкассаторы Court arrests two attackers of cash-in-transit van in Zaporizhia region Ordzhonikidze district court in Zaporizhia imposed pretrial confinement against members of the crime ring involved in attacks on cash-in-transit vans. 21 033 45 Incidents

перелома Naftohaz deputy CEO Pereloma placed on remand, 80 million hryvnia bail being alternative The Solomianskyi district court of Kyiv has arrested Odesa Port Plant supervisory board chairman Serhii Pereloma, suspected of embezzling the company's funds. 22 569 145 Ukrainian Politics

войцеховский Kyiv developer Voitsekhovskyi faces two months in remand jail, bail making 14 million hryvnia Last night, July 16, the Pechersk court remanded developer Anatolii Voitsekhovskyi in a two-month custody with a possibility to place bail in the amount of 14 million hryvnia (approx. $563,461). 28 908 94 Ukrainian Politics

Former NBU officials put under arrest, bail making 10, 20 million hryvnia The Holosiivskyi district court of Kyiv has served a pre-trial restraint against two ex-officials of the National Bank of Ukraine, suspected of embezzling public funds via the refinancing of fugitive Ukrainian oligarch Kurchenko's bank. 6 665 26 Previously in trend: Fighting corruption in Ukraine

Deputy Health Minister Vasylyshyn bailed out, - lawyer Defenders of Deputy Minister of Health Roman Vasylyshyn, who is suspected of bribe extortion, said a bail in the amount of 2,856,000 hryvnia (about $114,000) has been posted for their client. 11 823 60 Previously in trend: Fighting corruption in Ukraine

Speaker Parubii signs resolution on Onyshchenko's arrest Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Andrii Parubii has signed the resolution sanctioning the criminal prosecution of people's deputy Oleksandr Onyshchenko in the presence of journalists. 10 743 53 Previously in trend: Onyshchenko case

луценко Onyshchenko to be shortly put on domestic and international wanted lists, - Prosecutor General Lutsenko. PHOTO On July 2, MP Oleksandr Onyshchenko left Ukraine on board a plane bound for Minsk (Belarusia). In the near future, the lawmaker will be put on domestic and international wanted lists. 14 981 96 Previously in trend: Onyshchenko case

онищенко "Onyshchenko's case is first and alarming one on gas mafia; other names to follow," - Prosecutor General Lutsenko Prosecutor General of Ukraine Yurii Lutsenko has announced that the case of the Member of Parliament Oleksandr Onyshchenko is an alarming one on the gas mafia and promised to give more names in the nearest future. 30 921 138 Previously in trend: Onyshchenko case