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US Embassy praises Ukrainian civil society's calls for effective and transparent judicial process U.S. Embassy in Ukraine stressed the need to establish independent anti-corruption court in Ukraine in view of recent charges put against Ukraine's State Fiscal Service chief. 06.03.17 17:11 27 639 149 World

Ukraine at ICJ: Civilian casualties in Donbas caused by Russia's backing of terrorism Russia continues to neglect its international obligations and finance terrorism. 06.03.17 15:35 6 856 15 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

ICJ starts hearing of Ukraine case against Russia. PHOTOS In The Hague, the International Court of Justice has started a hearing of Ukraine's lawsuit against the Russian Federation. 06.03.17 12:38 45 067 134 Ukrainian Politics

Court denies disqualification of judge in Nasirov case. VIDEO+PHOTO The Solomianskyi district court of Kyiv has dismissed a motion by Roman Nasirov's lawyers to recuse the investigating judge. 06.03.17 14:52 40 029 25 Previously in trend: Trial of Nasirov

Solomianskyi court hears Nasirov case. LIVE The Solomianskyi district court of Kyiv has resumed hearing of the case against tax and customs service chief Roman Nasirov. 06.03.17 12:06 61 263 93 Previously in trend: Trial of Nasirov

Nasirov spent the night in Solomianskyi district court. PHOTOS+VIDEO This morning, the Solomianskyi district court of Kyiv started consideration of the case regarding State Fiscal Service head Roman Nasirov. 06.03.17 14:02 58 520 196 Previously in trend: Trial of Nasirov

Activists gather outside Solomianskyi courthouse to wait for Nasirov's arrest. PHOTOS People are seen gathering outside the building of the Solomianskyi district court of Kyiv, where a hearing to choose a preventive measure against Ukraine's tax and customs service chief Roman Nasirov is to take place. 06.03.17 11:46 23 074 63 Previously in trend: Trial of Nasirov

ICJ to consider Russia crimes against Ukraine March 6-9, - Poroshenko Today, Ukraine will start presenting facts of Russian acts of violence at the International Court of Justice in The Hague. 06.03.17 10:13 38 492 267 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

Automaidan blocked Nasirov in courthouse. PHOTOS+VIDEO Automaidan activists blocked the exit of the building of Solomianskyi District Court, where the Chairman of the State Fiscal Service of Ukraine Roman Nasirov stays. 05.03.17 17:58 108 457 323 Previously in trend: Trial of Nasirov

Ambulance called to Nasirov at court. VIDEO Chairman of the State Fiscal Service of Ukraine Roman Nasirov demanded medical assistance at the building of Solomianskyi District Court. 05.03.17 16:47 22 702 74 Previously in trend: Trial of Nasirov

New judge to apply measure of restraint for Nasirov will be chosen today, - Solomianskyi District Court The court will be choosing the measure of restraint for the detained head of the State Fiscal Service Roman Nasirov on Monday, March 6. 06.03.17 10:35 55 027 163 Previously in trend: Trial of Nasirov

Nasirov does not need hospital treatment, - conclusion of Institute of Cardiology The Chairman of the State Fiscal Service of Ukraine Roman Nasirov does not require hospitalization and, accordingly, may participate in the court hearing. 05.03.17 11:56 36 977 183 Previously in trend: Trial of Nasirov

Nasirov taken to court to impose pre-trial restriction The Chairman of the State Fiscal Service of Ukraine Roman Nasirov was brought to Solomianskyi District Court of Kyiv to impose pre-trial restriction. 05.03.17 10:38 12 474 86 Previously in trend: Trial of Nasirov

Moldovan court sends Judge Chaus on 15-day remand On March 2, a Chisinau court ruled to arrest Ukrainian Judge Mykola Chaus for 15 days. 02.03.17 17:45 12 711 58 Previously in trend: Judge Chaus detained

Ukraine expects ICJ to suppress Russia’s terrorism funding, Justice Minister Petrenko says Ukrainian government expects the International Court of Justice to bar Russia from supporting terrorism in the Donbas. 01.03.17 17:19 10 886 95 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

Wife of Gen. Nazarov, major suspect in Il-76 crash case, works in High Qualification Commission of Judges, relatives of victims say Sister of an Il-76 crash victim Iliana Haiduk has stated that the wife of Major General Viktor Nazarov, who is tried as a major suspect in the case, works in High Qualification Commission of Judges of Ukraine. 01.03.17 14:09 36 030 99 Ukrainian Politics

Ukrainian activist Balukh to remain in custody in occupied Crimea until March 4 The Kremlin-controlled "Supreme Court" of Crimea has extended the arrest of Ukrainian activist and Crimean farmer Volodymyr Balukh until March 4. 28.02.17 13:32 5 964 11 Previously in trend: Ukrainian hostages in Russia Reprisals in Russian-occupied Crimea

Court extends arrest of Yefremov until April 28 The Starobilsk district court of the Luhansk region has extended the arrest of former Party of Regions parliamentary faction head Oleksandr Yefremov until April 28. 28.02.17 12:30 4 326 20 Previously in trend: Arrest of Yefremov

Court imposes preventive measure on three suspects in Honcharenko abduction case The Prymorskyi District Court of Odessa has chosen a pre-trial restraint against three suspects in the abduction of Petro Poroshenko MP Oleksii Honcharenko. Two of them have been remanded in custody, another one - put under house arrest. 26.02.17 12:28 22 494 117 Previously in trend: Honcharenko kidnapped

Ukrainian oligarch Firtash released from custody in Vienna Vienna's Higher Regional Court has overturned the prosecution request to arrest Ukrainian businessman Dmytro Firtash under the United States extradition proceedings. 24.02.17 16:40 58 390 176 Previously in trend: Firtash arrested

Actions of Russian lieutenant colonel involved in blocking Ukrainian military units in Crimea in 2014 to be probed in absentia On Feb. 24, an investigative judge of the Pechersk district court of Kyiv granted permission to the military prosecutor's office to carry out special pre-trial investigation against Deputy Commander of the 810th Separate Marines Brigade of the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Federation Lieutenant Colonel Vladimir Karpushenko 24.02.17 16:23 9 324 16 Incidents

Only five out of 362 corrupt officials went to jail in 2016, one escaped, - Nashі Hroshі Only five out of 362 officials charged with bribery were put behind bars in 2016. 24.02.17 17:50 26 584 127 Previously in trend: Grafters

Verdict on Gen. Nazarov's case postponed due to misspellings in victims' names Judge of Pavlohradskyi District Court of the Dnipropetrovsk region Nataliia Samotkan stopped drafting of the verdict on Major General Viktor Nazarov's case. 22.02.17 13:26 36 133 102 Ukrainian Politics

Court ready to deliver verdict against General Nazarov in Il-76 case Tomorrow, Feb. 22, the Pavlohrad city district court of the Dnipropetrovsk region will deliver a verdict against First Deputy Chief of the Main Operations Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Major-General Viktor Nazarov. 21.02.17 17:40 22 715 45 Ukrainian Politics

Vienna court allows extradition of Firtash to US (updated) Vienna court has granted the U.S. request on extradition of Dmytro Firtash to the United States. The hearing lasted for three hours. 21.02.17 15:30 134 702 642 Previously in trend: Firtash arrested

330 judges involved in illegal sentencing of activists in 2014 stonewall cases into Maidan crackdown, – Heavenly Hundred’s Family NGO Head Bondarchuk More than 300 judges who convicted the Euromaidan activists during the Revolution of Dignity continue holding their jobs and stonewalling the investigation of cases into the murder of the heroes of Heavenly Hundred. 21.02.17 11:53 12 134 90 Kyiv News

Puhachov, charged with Dnipro police officers’ murder, refused to testify in court Oleksandr Puhachev claimed his right to refuse to testify in court according to the Article 63 of the Constitution of Ukraine. 18.02.17 12:58 66 710 391 Previously in trend: Police officers murdered in Dnipro City

PGO to serve notice of suspicion to MP Novynskyi soon, agency chief says The Prosecutor General’s Office of Ukraine (PGO) intends to refer the case to the court in several months. 15.02.17 18:21 6 857 53 Incidents

Russian militant, call sign 'Yakut,' sentenced to eight years in prison Kostiantynivka city district court (the Donetsk region) has sentenced a 50-year-old citizen of the Russian Federation (Yakutiya area) to eight years in prison for participation in a "DPR" terrorist organization. 13.02.17 13:52 32 395 71 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine Evidence of Russian aggression in Ukraine

Court once again adjourns Gongadze case hearing. PHOTO Judge of the High Specialized Court of Ukraine Tetiana Shyroian, a member of the panel of judges hearing the case of Oleksii Pukach convicted in the murder of journalist Heorhii Gongadze, failed to come at today's court session. 07.02.17 14:58 7 181 20 Incidents

Prosecution asks for three to 15 years in jail for Tornado Company fighters The Obolon district court of Kyiv has completed the inquiry into the Tornado Company case. The prosecution is asking for 15 years in jail for company commander Ruslan Onyshchenko, his deputy Mykola Tsukur, and Danylo Liashuk. 01.02.17 10:58 30 955 119 Incidents

Mykhailivskyi Bank ex-Chair Ihor Doroshenko taken to court after escaping house arrest, - PGO The law enforcers detained ex-Chairman of the Board of insolvent Mykhailivskyi Bank Igor Doroshenko. 31.01.17 19:32 15 721 15 Incidents

Сase of embezzlement of 600 million hryvnias by NBU officials was taken to court by SBU The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) took the embezzlement case of the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) officials to the Holosiivskyi District Court of Kyiv. 28.01.17 12:48 11 345 23 Previously in trend: Fighting corruption in Ukraine

Il-76 case: prosecution asking eight years in prison and compensation to state for General Nazarov The prosecution has asked an eight-year prison sentence to Major General Viktor Nazarov, who is accused of neglect of duty in the case of Il-76 military aircraft downed by Russian separatists near Luhansk in 2014. 49 people died in the crash. 27.01.17 11:29 37 091 102 Incidents

Solomianskyi court judge nabbed accepting $22,000 in bribe, - Avakov. PHOTOS A judge of the Solomianskyi district court of Kyiv was arrested while taking a $22,000 bribe, Ukraine's interior minister reported. 26.01.17 21:21 46 691 78 Previously in trend: Grafters

Georgian Legion's Tsertsvadze released from jail by prosecutorial decision, - lawyer. PHOTO Citizen of Georgia Gia Tsertsvadze, who fought alongside Ukrainian soldiers in the Donbas and whose extradition is requested by Russia on charges of murder, has been released. 26.01.17 21:02 67 226 214 Ukrainian Politics

35 verdicts delivered, only one person sentenced for crimes against Maidan protesters, - Prosecutor Horbatiuk A total of 35 verdicts have been delivered by courts in the cases of Maidan crimes, but only one person has been sentenced to prison. 26.01.17 15:55 4 481 24 Previously in trend: Investigation of crimes against Maidan

Brazilian citizen who fought for "DPR" gets 13 years in jail, - Kyiv prosecutor's office. PHOTOS The Kyiv prosecutor's office has proved the guilt of a citizen of Brazil who fought in the east of Ukraine alongside militants of the self-styled "Donetsk People's Republic" and recruited mercenaries for terrorists. 25.01.17 20:45 102 389 237 Incidents

EU's court upholds freezing of funds of Russian Almaz-Antey: "Russia supplies weapons to separatists in eastern Ukraine" The General Court of the European Union has upheld sanctions against the Russian company Almaz-Antey Air and Space Defense, dismissing the unfreezing of its funds. The EU's highest judicial authority has thus acknowledged that Russia does supply arms to its surrogates in the occupied Donbas. 25.01.17 18:35 12 147 45 Previously in trend: Sanctions against Russia Russian terrorists downed MH17 Evidence of Russian aggression in Ukraine

Suspects of assassination attempt on Herashchenko arrested by court for two months. VIDEO Shevchenko district court of Kyiv decided to arrest two citizens of Ukraine suspected of the assassination attempt on MP Anton Herashchenko for two months (without bail). 22.01.17 12:14 56 849 195 Ukrainian Politics

Court sanctions trying Yanukovych in absentia. DOCUMENT (in Ukrainian) The Pechersk district court of Kyiv granted permission to the Military Prosecutor's Office of Ukraine to try in absentia fugitive ex-President Viktor Yanukovych charged of high treason. 20.01.17 23:43 8 183 65 Previously in trend: Questioning of Yanukovych

PGO files indictments against six former policemen charged with crimes against Euromaidan activists, - PGO The Prosecutor General’s Office of Ukraine (PGO) referred to court cases of six former police officers accused of committing crimes against Euromaidan activists. 19.01.17 21:42 2 979 27 Previously in trend: Investigation of crimes against Maidan

Runaway Yanukovych blames Maidan killings on Turchynov, Parubii and Pashynskyi Viktor Yanukovych keeps insisting the Prosecutor General's Office (PGO) has not served any indictment against him. 19.01.17 14:50 191 894 617 Ukrainian Politics

Pro-Russian propagandist Sharii sues lawyer Feygin and Censor.NET over breach of dignity. DOCUMENT (in Ukrainian) Pro-Russian propagandist Anatolii Sharii has sued lawyer Mark Feigin, Сensor.NET chief editor Yurii Butusov and a number of media outlets that published Feygin's words Sharii sees as degrading his honor and dignity. 19.01.17 15:52 72 079 232 Ukrainian Politics

Ten Berkut officers accused of Maidan shootings receive Russian citizenship, - prosecutor's office Russia has granted citizenship to former commander of Berkut special company Dmytro Sadovnyk and nine other fighters accused of killing 48 Maidan activists in Instytutska Street in Kyiv in February 2014. 18.01.17 10:45 31 372 121 Previously in trend: Investigation of crimes against Maidan

Ukraine’s action against Russia in ICJ demands unbanning Mejlis, Ukrainian and Crimean Tatar media, - Foreign Minister Klimkin In the context of the action filed in the International Court of Justice, Ukraine wants Russia to stop the persecution of the Crimean Tatars and unban the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar people. 17.01.17 18:17 4 566 36 Previously in trend: Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas

Court recognizes opening in helmet of Maidan activist Holodniuk as entry hole. PHOTOS The hole in the helmet of Ustym Holodniuk, a Maidan activist killed in February 2014 in Kyiv, has been named an entry. 17.01.17 17:24 69 266 119 Previously in trend: Investigation of crimes against Maidan

Сourt releases Kukel, owner of apartment where shoot-out between SBU and intelligence occurred, - journalist. PHOTOS The Holosiivskyi district court of Kyiv has released Valerii Kukel, the owner of the flat where Lt. Col. of Security Service Alfa Group Andrii Kuzmenko and intelligence operative Oleh Muzhchil were killed during a shoot-out on Dec. 9, 2015. 17.01.17 11:19 94 158 97 Incidents