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Recent court actions in Ukraine reveal a range of significant legal decisions. A Russian court sentenced Mariupol defender Valerii Yeremeiev to 22 years, intensifying the tension over fictitious charges. Meanwhile, NABU detective Viktor Husarov was released from detention and placed under house arrest, highlighting ongoing judicial processes. The case against Ihor Kolomoisky was adjourned again, maintaining public interest in high-profile cases. The Pecherskyi District Court approved a plea bargain for MP Khrystenko concerning treason charges. These developments showcase the intricate network of law and justice impacting Ukraine's socio-political landscape, with each case reflecting broader themes of accountability and international legal challenges.

What are the recent major developments in Ukrainian courts?

Recent court activities in Ukraine include the sentencing of Mariupol defender Valerii Yeremeiev to 22 years by a Russian court for alleged crimes. Additionally, NABU detective Viktor Husarov's preventive measure was changed to house arrest, and delays in the Kolomoisky trial continue. The Pecherskyi District Court approved a plea bargain for MP Khrystenko. These highlight ongoing legal battles and political pressures in Ukraine.

How is the international community reacting to the case of Valerii Yeremeiev?

The international community has expressed concern over the sentence given to Mariupol defender Valerii Yeremeiev by a Russian court, which many view as a politically motivated action. Human rights organizations and several foreign governments have criticized the decision, calling for greater scrutiny and diplomatic interventions to address perceived injustices.

What are the implications of the changing preventive measure for NABU detectives?

The adjustment of NABU detective Viktor Husarov's preventive measure from detention to house arrest signifies a shift in how certain high-profile cases are managed. This decision might influence future legal proceedings involving law enforcement personnel under investigation, potentially affecting both domestic policies and public opinion.

Why is the Kolomoisky trial facing repeated delays?

The trial of Ihor Kolomoisky is experiencing continuous delays due to various procedural setbacks, such as unexplained absences of key figures like judges. These interruptions feed speculation about the trial's political sensitivities and the complexities involved in handling prominent figures accused of significant wrongdoing in Ukraine's judicial system.

What were the charges against MP Khryshtenko in his plea bargain?

MP Fedir Khrystenko was involved in a plea bargain with the Pecherskyi District Court after being accused of high treason. The agreement suggests cooperation with legal entities against a backdrop of tension related to national security and legal accountability, hinting at intricate political maneuvers within Ukraine's legislative framework.

How might legal decisions in Ukraine affect international relations?

The legal decisions, especially those involving international stakeholders or charges perceived as politically motivated, have a profound impact on Ukraine's diplomatic relations. Cases like the sentencing of Ukrainian defenders by Russian courts or accusations against Ukrainian nationals abroad often result in heightened diplomatic talks and influence foreign policy strategies.

What is the status of the plea bargain involving MP Khryshtenko?

The Pecherskyi District Court's approval of a plea bargain for MP Khryshtenko marks a pivotal moment in the judicial proceedings against him. Such agreements usually involve negotiations where the accused may cooperate in exchange for reduced sentences, reflecting judicial strategies in addressing complex political crimes.

How does the court handle cases against security service members in Ukraine?

Court cases involving security service members in Ukraine are carefully managed to balance state security and justice. This often involves intricate legal maneuvers, as seen in the NABU detective's case, where changing the preventive measure to house arrest underscores the challenging intersection of law, order, and public scrutiny.

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корниец korniiets 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. 14 555 54 Previously in trend: 'Diamond prosecutors' case

лукаш 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). 15 625 135 Previously in trend: Lukash detained

суд судья над шапутько щеголевым 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. 8 829 21 Incidents

пацеляк 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. 31 376 125 Previously in trend: Maidan crackdown

мосийчук 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. 23 224 199 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. 3 860 45 Previously in trend: Fighting corruption in Ukraine 'Diamond prosecutors' case

арест курченко нефти 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. 12 351 44 Oddities

суд фемида 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. 14 621 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. 2 157 13 Kyiv News

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. 3 482 12 Ukrainian Politics

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. 13 085 111 World

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. 4 415 41 Previously in trend: Captured Russian special forces operatives

гпу 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. 19 752 94 Previously in trend: Korban's arrest

лукаш 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). 21 798 185 Previously in trend: Lukash detained

корбан korban 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. 50 402 369 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. 27 019 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. 7 768 81 Previously in trend: Korban's arrest

мельник melnyk 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. 17 877 70 Incidents

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. 14 532 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. 13 063 158 Previously in trend: Korban's arrest

суд 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. 20 778 207 Previously in trend: Korban's arrest

корбан 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. 30 020 238 Previously in trend: Korban's arrest

савченко 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. 18 695 104 Ukrainian Politics

ерофеев "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. 93 916 501 Previously in trend: Captured Russian special forces operatives

корбан Korban taken away for investigation, - SBU speaker Prosecutor General's Office investigator has decided to arrest Ukrop party leader Hennadii Korban and ordered the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) to bring him for investigation. 26 534 347 Previously in trend: Korban's arrest

Interior Ministry brings charges against former State Emergency Service Head Bochkovskyi and his deputy Stoietskyi to court The court has received the indictment against former Chairman of the State Emergency Service Serhii Bochkovskyi and his Deputy Vasyl Stoietskyi, suspected of extortion. 2 259 4 Incidents

Security Service have taken Korban to Kyiv, Ukrop party representatives say Members of political party 'Ukrainian patriots union - UKROP' suggest their leader Hennadii Korban was taken by SBU officers to Kyiv. 9 509 74 Previously in trend: Korban's arrest

чернигов корбан korban chernihiv Law enforcers took Korban out of courtroom to undisclosed location. VIDEO Law enforcement officers drove leader of the Ukrop party Hennadii Korban out from the building of the Novozavodskyi district court of Chernihiv at around 8:45 a.m. Tuesday, where he was previously brought to from the hospital Tuesday morning, and took him to an undisclosed location in a minivan. 42 672 219 Previously in trend: Korban's arrest

суд корбан Korban brought to court in Chernihiv. PHOTOS+VIDEO The law enforcement officers have delivered entrepreneur and Ukrop party candidate for mayor of Kyiv Hennadii Korban to Novozavodskyi District Court in Chernihiv. 49 833 148 Previously in trend: Korban's arrest

Draft amendments to constitution in terms of justice approved, - Presidential Administration The Constitutional Commission has approved the final version of draft amendments to Ukraine's constitution in terms of justice endorsed by the Venice Commission. 6 177 36 Previously in trend: Amendments to Constitution

суд павлоград Pavlohrad to see second round of mayoral election The Kyiv Administrative Court of Appeal has ruled to hold the second round of mayoral election in Pavlohrad. 13 165 98 Ukrainian Politics

Vira Savchenko faced arrest in Chechnya, - lawyer Novikov Sister of Nadiia Savchenko, Vira, who was allowed to court trial against human rights activist Mykola Karpiuk, could be arrested "for insulting the judge," lawyer Ilya Novikov said. 30 994 53 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

савченко French diplomat prohibited to draw at Savchenko's trial. PHOTO Representative of the French diplomacy in Russia was asked to show drawings she made during trial over Ukrainian pilot Nadiya Savchenko in the Russian court. 33 031 86 Ukrainian Politics

EU Court lifts sanctions against Yanukovych crony Portnov The General Court of the European Union has lifted sanctions that froze assets of former First Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration Andrii Portnov. 12 257 99 World

суд фемида Fugitive oligarch Kurchenko's petroleum no longer arrested The Pechersk district court of Kyiv has removed the arrest of petroleum products used as physical evidence in criminal proceedings with respect to illegal import and sale in the territory of Ukraine of petroleum products belonging to the firms of fugitive oligarch Serhii Kurchenko. 31 000 146 Previously in trend: Kurchenko’s shadow empire

беркут евромайдан Berkut riot police commander Antonov reinstated by court, - PGO The court allowed Berkut company commander Yevhen Antonov, who took part in the dispersal of rally on Maidan on Nov. 30, 2013, to return to work, without taking into account the actual circumstances of criminal proceedings. 43 199 359 Ukrainian Politics

корниец "Diamond" prosecutor Korniiets faces UAH 3 mln bail in extortion case The Pechersk district court of Kyiv has decided on the measure of restraint for Oleksandr Korniiets, former deputy prosecutor of the Kyiv region, following charges of extortion and misappropriation of another's property. 21 552 188 Previously in trend: 'Diamond prosecutors' case

кивалов Odesa court helps Kivalov escape justice, - Saakashvili The Prymorskyi district court of Odesa stands by former Party of Regions MP Serhii Kivalov. 20 942 81 Previously in trend: Fighting corruption in Ukraine Odesa Governor Saakashvili

угодья охотничьи Over 30,000 hectars of hunting grounds in Kyiv region remain with Yanukovych's cronies. MAP The Supreme Economic Court has ruled to keep the hunting area of 30,800 hectares with the hunting and fishing club "Yarik." This is evidenced by court's decision of Oct. 6, 2015. 17 092 81 Ukrainian Politics

шельф Ukraine to take legal action against Russia to return seized offshore deposits, - Poroshenko President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko says it is important for Ukraine to appeal to court to take back its offshore fields, including Odeske and Bezimiane. 32 706 169 Ukrainian Politics

Russian spy sentenced to nine-year imprisonment in Ukraine’s Chernihiv region The Court of Appeal of Chernihiv region affirmed the verdict of the Desnianskyi district court in Chernihiv, according to which a Russian citizen was convicted for nine years in prison for espionage. 8 946 44 Incidents

Nadiya Savchenko’s sister Vira to be only defense witness at Ukrainian pilot’s trial The only witness for the defense -- sister of Ukrainian pilot Nadiya Savchenko Vira -- will testify in the Donetsk city court in the Rostov region of the Russian Federation. 5 081 45 Incidents

тимошенко Tymoshenko's jailers sentenced to three years in prison The Kominternivskyi district court of Kharkiv has sentenced two former employees of the Kachanivska penal colony No. 54 (Kharkiv) to three years in prison for inflicting injuries on Yuliia Tymoshenko, the former prime minister, leader of the All-Ukrainian Union Batkivshchyna, back in 2012. 55 625 285 Ukrainian Politics

Sunken Ivolha boat's captain arrested without right to bail The Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi city district court of the Odesa region has arrested Oleksandr Knyshev, the captain of Ivolha boat which sank off Zatoka coast on Saturday, for 60 days. 6 171 27 Previously in trend: Zatoka tragedy

суд правосудие Presidential Administration says complete replacement of all judges not possible: "You won't find 8,000 new judges" Deputy head of the Presidential Administration Oleksii Filatov believes it is not possible to completely replace the entire judicial manpower in Ukraine. 25 754 431 Ukrainian Politics

Russian commandos Yerofeyev and Aleksandrov to be tried in Kyiv Ukraine's High Specialized Court for Civil and Criminal Cases has sent the case against servicemen of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Russia Yevgeniy Yerofeyev and Alexander Aleksandrov to the Holosiivskyi district court of Kyiv for further consideration. 4 354 34 Previously in trend: Captured Russian special forces operatives

яценюк в чечене Russia continues to insist Yatseniuk fought in Chechnia. DOCUMENT (in Russian) The Prosecutor General's Office of the Russian Federation says Ukraine's Prime Minister Arsenii Yatseniuk fought in Chechnia. 84 522 435 Previously in trend: Yatseniuk in Chechnya

вр столкновения под Two suspects of participation in turmoil outside Rada put under house arrest by court The Kyiv Court of Appeals has released from custody and placed under house arrest suspects in Aug. 31 riots near the Verkhovna Rada building, Svoboda party members Mark Melnychuk and Oleksii Lohvyn. 10 579 273 Previously in trend: Explosion near Verkhovna Rada