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Provocation by GPU: New charges pressed against Korban based on non-related statement, – Levus The statement by Andrii Levus, on which new charges against UKROP party leader are based, refers to a misuse by gas producing companies controlled by Onyshchenko-Kadyrov. 27.12.15 12:56 25 481 175 Previously in trend: Korban's arrest

Hearing to change measure of restraint for Korban. LIVE The session of Dniprovskyi District Court to change the measure of restraint for Hennadii Korban will continue in Kyiv today, Dec. 27. 27.12.15 08:37 90 724 499 Previously in trend: Korban's arrest

Judge decided to take recently operated Korban to court by force – UKROP Mykola Chaus, judge of the Dniprovskyi District Court in Kyiv, granted a petition for compulsory transportation of UKROP party leader Hennadii Korban to court. 26.12.15 13:29 23 131 329 Previously in trend: Korban's arrest

"General Nazarov said he would clear himself of Ilovaisk accusations," - former ATO speaker. VIDEO Former press officer of the anti-terrorist operation (ATO) headquarters Oleksii Dmytrashkivskyi told about events that preceded the IL-76 tragedy, which killed 49 people in 2014, and about major General Viktor Nazarov's reaction. 23.12.15 09:54 117 903 229 Previously in trend: Battle for Donetsk

Ukraine to file new suits against Russia over Crimea's occupation, - Minister Klimkin Ukrainian companies that have suffered damages due to the occupation of Crimea by Russia are set to file lawsuits. 22.12.15 12:24 17 647 178 Previously in trend: Occupation of Crimea

Constitutional reform will make court truly independent, – Poroshenko President Petro Poroshenko emphasizes that the main task of the reform of justice and the constitutional amendments are securing the rule of law and strengthening the independent court. 19.12.15 16:02 7 394 113 Previously in trend: Amendments to Constitution

Minister Avakov sued Odesa Governor Saakashvili Interior Minister Arsen Avakov has filed a lawsuit against Head of Odesa Regional State Administration Mikheil Saakashvili. 17.12.15 23:54 75 954 561

Savchenko goes on hunger strike again, - lawyer The Russian court has extended custody of Ukrainian pilot Nadiya Savchenko until April 16, 2016. 17.12.15 11:42 9 337 76 Previously in trend: Ukrainian hostages in Russia

Russia continues demanding Ukraine's full payment of $3-billion 'Yanukovych' debt Russia's position on Ukraine's $3 billion debt to Russia remains unchanged - Kyiv must pay it off or face a court case. 16.12.15 14:16 18 021 232

Pukach unveils new version of Gongadze murder to court The session of the Kyiv Court of Appeal into the case of former Police General Oleksii Pukach was held despite the fact that lawyers of complainant Oleksii Podolskyi were absent. The court questioned Pukach himself in the course of hearing. This time, the defendant has made a radical change in his testimony compared to the one he gave to the judicial investigation into the murder of Georgy Gongadze. 16.12.15 12:33 95 006 148

Russian court sentences Ukrainian citizen apprehended in Russia-occupied Crimea to 11 years in high-security prison Moscow regional court has sentenced Ukrainian citizen Valentyn Vyhovskyi to 11 years in high-security prison on a charge of spying. 15.12.15 15:13 17 193 111 Previously in trend: Ukrainian hostages in Russia

"It is not difficult to replace 100% of judges in Ukraine," - MP Yemets It is not difficult to replace all the judges in Ukraine; however, appropriate working conditions that do not force officials to receive bribes must be secured for the new people. 14.12.15 14:00 12 512 92 Previously in trend: Fighting corruption in Ukraine

Court extends custody of ex-Berkut soldier Yanyshevskii suspected of massacre of Euromaidan activists The Pechersk district court in Kyiv has extended the pre-trial custody of former Deputy Commander of Kyiv Berkut riot police regiment Oleh Yanyshevskii until Feb. 6, 2016. The former law enforcer is charged of shooting down 39 Euromaidan activists. 11.12.15 17:20 1 576 3

Kyiv SBU ex-head Shchoholiev, tried for counter-Maidan operation, left in custody The Kyiv court of appeal has rejected a complaint about the arrest of Oleksandr Shchoholiev, former head of the SBU in Kyiv and Kyiv region suspected of involvement in the murders at Maidan. 10.12.15 17:38 1 923 5 Previously in trend: Investigation of crimes against Maidan

Ukraine is ready for legal battle with Russia over $3 billion debt, - PM Yatseniuk Ukraine is ready to be in litigation with Russia over nonpayment of $3 billion loan received by Yanukovych. 09.12.15 19:14 30 837 244

Putin orders Finance Minister to sue Ukraine for nonpayment of $3 billion loan Russian President Vladimir Putin has instructed Finance Minister Anton Siluanov to sue Ukraine in connection with the non-payment of the $3 billion loan. 09.12.15 18:46 42 228 287

Trial of General Staff Deputy Chief Nazarov to begin Dec. 17: "Acting General will be held accountable for death of soldiers for the first time ever". PHOTO The first hearing of one of the high-profile trials - the case of crash of IL-76 transport aircraft that was downed at the Luhansk airport by the Russian terrorists June 14, 2014, will be held in Pavlohrad in the Dnipropetrovsk region Dec. 17 at 11 a.m. 07.12.15 23:05 41 523 147

Court releases ex-commander of Kharkiv Berkut from custody The Pechersk district court of Kyiv placed former commander of the Kharkiv Berkut Company Vladyslav Lukash under house arrest. The person was previously held in custody under suspicion of involvement in bludgeoning of Euromaidan activists on Instytutska Street in Kyiv Feb, 18 2014. 07.12.15 20:03 15 343 137 Previously in trend: Investigation of crimes against Maidan

Court postpones trial against Russian GRU operatives Aleksandrov and Yerofeyev to Dec. 15 Holosiivskyi district court of Kyiv will continue hearing the case against commandos of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation (GRU) Alexander Aleksandrov and Yevgeny Yerofeyev Dec. 15 at 9.30 a.m. 07.12.15 17:16 2 416 18 Previously in trend: Captured Russian special forces operatives

Russian GRU officer Yerofeyev claims being unfamiliar with seized weapons During the trial, Russian officer Yevgeny Yerofeyev assured he was unfamiliar with the arms that had been seized from him. 03.12.15 17:25 29 564 192 Previously in trend: Captured Russian special forces operatives

Holosiivskyi district court hears case of Russian GRU operatives Yerofeyev and Aleksandrov The Holosiivskyi district court in Kyiv continues trial of Russian servicemen Yevgeny Yerofeyev and Alexander Aleksandrov today, Dec. 3. 03.12.15 11:30 2 723 22 Previously in trend: Captured Russian special forces operatives

New election is only solution for Kryvyi Rih situation, - Samopomich faction leader Bereziuk It is not possible to find out who won the election; new one should be held in Kryvyi Rih. 26.11.15 12:58 22 802 42 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

Court authorizes pre-election campaigning in Mariupol and Krasnoarmiisk, - MP Zalishchuk Kyiv Administrative Court of Appeals has authorized holding of pre-election campaign in Mariupol and Krasnoarmiisk against the decision of the Central Election Commission. 23.11.15 23:58 3 028 38 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

Court continues reviewing case of Russian commandos Yerofeyev and Aleksandrov Holosiivskyi district court of Kyiv continues considering case filed against the servicemen of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation Yevgeny Yerofeyev and Alexander Aleksandrov. 19.11.15 16:44 4 562 31 Previously in trend: Captured Russian special forces operatives

PGO requests court to place "diamond prosecutor" Korniiets in detention and transfer bail posted for him to state budget, - Sakvarelidze Former Deputy Prosecutor of the Kyiv region Oleksandr Korniiets is deliberately dragging out the trial. 19.11.15 13:22 14 591 54 Previously in trend: 'Diamond prosecutors' case

Ex-Justice Minister Lukash allowed to remove tag while her bail halved Kyiv's Court of Appeal has slashed the sum of the bail of former Justice Minister Olena Lukash by half from UAH 5.1 mln to 2.5 mln (about $100,000). 18.11.15 23:06 15 677 135 Previously in trend: Lukash detained

Court extends pretrial detention of former Chief of Kyiv SBU Shchoholiev heading anti-terrorist operation against Maidan activists Feb. 18-20, 2014. PHOTO General Shchoholiev decided to carry out the police anti-terrorist operation to crack down protesters in the center of Kyiv Feb. 18, 2014. In particular, he is suspected of giving the order to storm the House of Trade Unions. 18.11.15 11:39 8 861 21

Lviv Berkut commander, participant of Mariinskyi Park massacre, released from custody. PHOTO Court of Appeal's judge Valerii Lashkevych has released Rostyslav Patseliak from custody under house arrest today. Patseliak, the commander of Lviv Berkut, took part in beating Maidan activists in Mariinskyi Park on Feb. 18, 2014. 17.11.15 20:55 31 424 125 Previously in trend: Maidan crackdown

Ukraine's Higher Administrative Court invalidates decision of Ukrainian Parliament on stripping MP Mosiichuk of immunity and his arrest The Superior Administrative Court of Ukraine declared illegal and denounced the decision of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine to strip Mosiichuk of immunity and arrest him. 17.11.15 17:04 23 270 199 Previously in trend: Detention of Mosiichuk

Trial against "diamond" prosecutor Korniiets postponed until Nov. 19 through suspect's hospitalization The Pechersk district court of Kyiv has postponed the hearing of the case against former deputy prosecutor of the Kyiv region Oleksandr Korniiets, suspected in obtaining undue profit and extortion, until Nov. 19 due to his hospitalization. 17.11.15 17:05 3 888 45 Previously in trend: Fighting corruption in Ukraine 'Diamond prosecutors' case

Accomplices of Yanukovych reclaim assets with help of Pechersk district court of Kyiv, - journalist. DOCUMENT (in Ukrainian) Yanukovych and his henchmen are preparing for return to Ukraine to take revenge. 17.11.15 16:32 12 394 44

Trial of Korban. LIVE in Ukrainian The hearing of the Kyiv Appeals Court considering the appeals of defense of Ukrop party leader Hennadi Korban and the Prosecutor General's Office regarding his house arrest is underway at the moment. 17.11.15 12:25 14 665 53 Previously in trend: Korban's arrest

Court extends pretrial detention of two former Berkut policemen accused of murder of 39 Euromaidan activists The Sviatoshyn district court of Kyiv has extended the pretrial detention of former Berkut riot police officers Serhii Zinchenko and Pavlo Abroskin charged of murder of 39 Euromaidan activists until January 10, 2016. 12.11.15 20:17 2 180 13

High Council of Justice asked to screen about 60 judges The High Council of Justice has received some 60 requests to vet judges, with most of them remaining in the occupied territory of the Donbas. 12.11.15 16:22 3 525 12

Russia's Supreme Court allows Putin to classify army losses in peacetime Russia's Supreme Court has upheld Russian President Vladimir Putin's decree on classifying losses of the Russian army in peacetime. 10.11.15 16:55 13 138 111

Court started hearing captive Russia's commandos case on merits The Holosiivskyi district court of Kyiv started a trial on merits of the case against servicemen of Russia's Main Intelligence Directorate Yevgeny Yerofeyev and Alexander Aleksandrov. 10.11.15 11:20 4 455 41 Previously in trend: Captured Russian special forces operatives

PGO appealed Korban's house arrest The Prosecutor General's Office of Ukraine considers the restraint measure in the form of house arrest set by the Pechersk district court of Kyiv for Ukrop party leader Hennadii Korban to be unjustified. 09.11.15 12:15 19 806 94 Previously in trend: Korban's arrest

Court arrested ex-minister Lukash, granted bail of UAH 5.1 mln The Pechersk district court of Kyiv has chosen a measure of restraint for Ukraine's former Justice Minister Olena Lukash, sending her into custody with the right to bail at UAH 5.1 mln (about $222,459). 06.11.15 18:40 21 846 185 Previously in trend: Lukash detained

Korban placed under house arrest for two months The Pechersk district court in Kyiv imposed the pretrial restriction against Hennadii Korban in the form of house arrest. 06.11.15 09:03 50 455 369 Previously in trend: Korban's arrest

Court refused to hear Korban’s case in camera The Pechersk district court of Kyiv refused to consider imposition of pretrial restriction for Ukrop party leader Hennadii Korban in camera. 05.11.15 16:05 27 059 53 Previously in trend: Korban's arrest

PGO requests to hear Korban’s case behind closed doors The Prosecutor General's Office appealed to the court to consider pretrial restriction for Ukrop party leader Hennadii Korban in camera. 05.11.15 15:44 7 806 81 Previously in trend: Korban's arrest

Court of Appeal overturns not-guilty verdict of Tax Academy ex-rector Melnyk The Court of Appeal of Kyiv region has reversed the judgment of non-acquittal of former rector of the Ukrainian Tax Academy, former Verkhovna Rada deputy from the Party of Regions Petro Melnyk. 05.11.15 11:47 17 909 70

Judge rejects defense’s motion to challenge investigator into Korban’s case The judge trying the case of Ukrop party leader Hennadii Korban has rejected the removal of the investigator, which had been previously requested by the defense. 05.11.15 11:11 14 579 80 Previously in trend: Korban's arrest

Korban’s defense requested disqualification of investigator, judges retired into chambers The hearing into the case of Ukrop party leader Hennadii Korban is underway in the Pechersk district court in Kyiv. 05.11.15 10:47 13 111 158 Previously in trend: Korban's arrest

Korban delivered to Pechersk district court of Kyiv; he's been under arrest for six days without reasons defined Ukrop party leader Hennadii Korban has been delivered Thursday morning to the Pechersk district court of Kyiv, which is to define measure of restraint for him. 05.11.15 10:32 20 843 207 Previously in trend: Korban's arrest

Trial in Korban's case postponed until Nov. 5 Tomorrow at 9 a.m., the Pechersk district court of Kyiv will start considering a motion to choose a measure of restraint for Hennadii Korban, leader of the UKROP party, detained Oct. 31. 04.11.15 23:50 30 083 238 Previously in trend: Korban's arrest

Savchenko asked Ukrainians to support political prisoners Klykh and Karpiuk. VIDEO Speaking to journalists in Russia's Donetsk courtroom, Ukrainian pilot Nadiia Savchenko addressed those writing her letters of support and asked them not to forget about the Ukrainians who are now being tried in Grozny. 03.11.15 17:35 18 765 104

"No one saw me shooting. I was passing by," - Russian commando Yerofeyev pleads not guilty. VIDEO Russian commando Yevgeniy Yerofeyev, who was captured during a clash in the Donbas, says no evidence of his guilt is provided under the case. 03.11.15 17:15 94 030 501 Previously in trend: Captured Russian special forces operatives