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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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Ukraine to take evidence of Russian aggression to international tribunal, - Military Prosecutor Matios Ukraine intends to hand over the materials on aggressive invasion of the Russian Federation to international tribunal. 7 722 66 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

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PGO summons Bohatyriova and Ihnatov for questioning Aug. 5 The Prosecutor General's Office has published summons for former Health Minister Raisa Bohatyriova and former Deputy Minister of Revenue and Duties of Ukraine Andrii Ihnatov on its website. 5 751 70 Incidents

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суд Son of former Ukrainian PM Azarov sees his Italian property arrested Pechersk District Court of Kyiv has arrested two houses in Olbia, Italy belonging to Oleksii Azarov, as well as a bank account of Agosto 2012 srl company. 14 355 55 Ukrainian Politics

Charges against Sentsov and Kolchenko should be dropped – Amnesty International The terrorism-related charges against film director Oleh Sentsov and ecologist Oleksandr Kolchenko, who are on trial in a military court in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, are excessive and should be dropped. 10 331 109 Ukrainian Politics

Lavrynovych to appeal conviction while lingering with bail Former Minister of Justice Oleksandr Lavrynovych does not intend to post a bail of $1.2 million hryvnias unless a notice of appeal is considered in court. 2 712 16 Ukrainian Politics

сенцов Key prosecution witness against Ukrainian filmmaker Sentsov withdrew his testimony One of key prosecution witnesses in Sentsov-Kolchenko case Hennadiy Afanasyev refused to testify against them and announced he had been testifying under pressure. 48 382 138 Society

Court to apply restraint measure on Lavrynovych as PGO urges custody with 8.6 million bail The Pechersk District Court of Kyiv commenced seeing into a motion on choosing a restraint measure for the ex-Minister of Justice Oleksandr Lavrynovych. The General Prosecutor's Office asks Kyiv court to take the ex-official into custody. 4 727 27 Ukrainian Politics

янукович документ Yanukovych agrees to testify in his case, - lawyers. PHOTO Lawyers of the fugitive former Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych said their client had agreed to testify in his case. 55 087 252 Ukrainian Politics

богатырева bohatyriova Court sanctioned to try Bohatyriova in absentia, - PGO Prosecutor General's Office launched a special procedure of pre-trial investigation in the case of ex-Minister of Health of Ukraine and other persons suspected of misappropriation of public funds. 18 358 83 Incidents

информатор Details of evidence tempering in Savchenko’s case to be published in a week, - lawyers Detailed reports and comments on fabrication of video materials brought against Ukrainian pilot Nadiya Savchenko by the Russian investigation will be published July 28-29. 11 598 169 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

сенцов Crimean filmmaker pleads not guilty in terrorism trial in Russia: "This is not real trial for me. Do whatever you want". VIDEO Trial against Crimean filmmaker Oleh Sentsov started in Moscow. 49 962 197 Ukrainian Politics

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Russian court extends film director Sentsov’s imprisonment until Dec. 16 The North Caucasus district military Court (the Russian Federation) extended the imprisonment of the Ukrainian film-maker Oleh Sentsov until Dec. 16. 3 704 71 Incidents

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мельник Ex-rector Melnyk acquitted by court, - lawyer The former MP, ex-rector of the National State Tax Service University of Ukraine Petro Melnyk was acquitted by the Irpin court of the Kyiv region on July 8. 55 135 402 Society

Parubii urges to oust judges who released high-ranking prosecutors on bail The judges who have released two senior prosecutors suspected of taking bribes on bail should be removed from office. 31 729 313 Ukrainian Politics

Pechersk court arrested PGO’s Investigation Department Deputy Chief Shapakin with the right to bail The Pechersk district court in Kyiv remanded Deputy Chief of the Investigation Department of the Prosecutor General’s Office Volodymyr Shapakin in custody with the right to post bail of $3,000,000. 36 509 214 Previously in trend: 'Diamond prosecutors' case

суд взятка чернушенко Son of the head of Kyiv Appeals Court detained, - Prosecutor's Office July 2, 2015 investigators of the Prosecutor General's Office of Ukraine together with the SBU officers pursuant to Art. 208 of the Criminal Code detained the author of SMS-messages being the son of the head of the Kyiv Appeals Court A. Chernushenko. These SMS-messages contained instructions on decisions in cases of the Kyiv Appeals Court, received by the judge of the Kyiv Appeals Court A. Chernushenko. 69 923 157 Previously in trend: Fighting corruption in Ukraine

Court of Appeal reversed the bail and arrested Buzyna murder suspect Polishchuk for two months The Court of Appeal dismissed the bail and changed the measure of restraint for the suspect in the murder of Oles Buzyna, who had previously been released on 5,000,000 hryvnia bail. 13 815 156 Previously in trend: Buzyna murder trial

Kramatorsk court has sentenced a 20-year old militant to three and a half years Kramatorsk court has sentenced a 20-year old resident of Kramatorsk (Donetsk region) to three and a half years for participation in the "DPR" terrorist organisation. 9 352 46 Incidents

деньги доллары US Justice Department asked to arrest $300 million of Russian companies due to corruption suspicion The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a request with New-York Manhattan Court to block $300 million in connection with investigation of Russian companies' VimpelCom and MTS involvement in corruption while operating in Uzbekistan. 12 490 67 Previously in trend: Sanctions against Russia

савченко письмо Nadiya Savchenko decided to speed up trial and will finish familiarization with materials of the case on July 2, - lawyer. DOCUMENT Ukrainian aviatrix Nadiya Savchenko announced of her intent to finish familiarization with materials of the case fabricated against her in Russia on July 2. 5 160 25 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

суд взятка чернушенко SBU to check up Judge Chernushenko's decisions after his text messaging went public Security Service of Ukraine initiated check up of decisions made by the head of Kyiv Appeal Court Anton Chernushenko, which decisions were subject of earlier published text messaging of the judge. 29 395 56 Incidents

Yatsenyuk Yatseniuk instructed Justice Ministry to attract ‘the best lawyers in the world’ to sue Russia Prime Minister Arsenii Yatsenyuk gave instructions to attract the best lawyers to submit the maximum number of claims to Russia to compensate losses from the occupation of Crimea and the war in the Donbas. 37 487 302 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas

Hague Court has no jurisdiction over Russia - Putin Putin suggested that part of Russia's legal strategy will be to deny the jurisdiction of the international arbitration court in The Hague. 169 055 937 World

Strauss-Kahn acquitted of pimping French court has acquitted former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn of procuring prostitutes for sex parties. 5 336 32 World

"DPR" militant sentenced to 12 years in prison for kidnapping of five Ukrainian soldiers The Khortytsia district court in Zaporizhia sentenced the militant of the "Donetsk People's Republic" terrorist organization to 12 years in prison for the kidnapping of five anti-terrorist operation soldiers. 29 491 70 Incidents

Russian special forces operative Yerofeyev brought to the appeal court in Kyiv, - lawyer Detained servicemen of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation (GRU) Yevgeny Yerofeyev was brought to the session of the appeal court in Kyiv on Wednesday. 17 243 138 Previously in trend: Captured Russian special forces operatives

Firtash should be prosecuted in the United States, Yatseniuk says Prime Minister of Ukraine Arsenii Yatseniuk is convinced that Ukrainian oligarch Dmytro Firtash, whose case is investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, should be prosecuted in the United States. 17 471 139 Incidents

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генштаб назаров Court orders Major General Nazarov to study materials of his criminal case by June 12 The Pechersk District Court of Kyiv ordered Major General Viktor Nazarov, suspected of negligence that resulted in the crash of the IL-76 aircraft over the Luhansk airport, to read the materials of the criminal proceedings until June 12. 12 975 50 Ukrainian Politics

Court postpones hearing of the Maidan shootings case until June 15 Sviatoshynskyi District Court of Kyiv announced recess in the case of the Maidan executions due to the inability to elect a jury. The next hearing will take place at 2 p.m. June 15. 2 846 24 Incidents

суд Court sentenced Kramatorsk policeman to eight years in prison for collaboration with "DPR" terrorists The Kramatorsk city court sentenced local traitor policeman to eight years of imprisonment for collaboration with terrorists of the so-called "DPR". 13 107 89 Incidents

Russian commando Aleksandrov will cooperate with investigation - Lawyer Russian commando Sergeant Alexander Aleksandrov will not appeal the decision of the Shevchenkivskyi Court of Kyiv regarding his arrest. 40 710 106 Previously in trend: Captured Russian special forces operatives

Court extended detention of former head of Emergency Service Bochkovskyi and his deputy Stoietskyi until July 22 The Pechersk District Court of Kyiv extended measure of restraint in the form of detention with bail of 1,182,000 hryvnia for former chairman of the State Service for Emergency Situations Serhii Bochkovskyi and former deputy chairman Vasyl Stoietskyi. 1 867 13 Previously in trend: Arrest of State Emergency Service leadership

армия плен рф Case of detained Russian commandos will got to court in two or three months - SBU SBU promises to complete the re-trial investigation into the case of detained Russian GRU soldiers Yevgeniy Yerofeyev and Alexander Aleksandrov within two to three months. 8 131 37 Previously in trend: Captured Russian special forces operatives

The court detained second Russian commando Yerofeyev Shevchenkivskyi District Court of Kyiv chose a measure of restraint in the form of detention until July 19 of this year for detained Russian special forces captain Evgeniy Yerofeyev. 45 264 164 Previously in trend: Captured Russian special forces operatives

кернес Kernes evacuated from court room due to life threat; other convicted bombarded with eggs Operatives of the special Hryfon unit of the Interior Ministry of Ukraine evacuated Kharkiv mayor Hennadii Kernes from the court room of the Kyivsky district court in Poltava due to threat to his life. 78 947 213 Previously in trend: Kharkiv mayor Kernes

Russian authorities are going to continue the trial of Savchenko in Voronezh - lawyer The trial of the merits of Ukrainian citizen Nadiya Savchenko may be considered not by the Moscow court but the one in Voronezh. 11 096 90 Incidents

Process on Savchenko's defense appeal will be held on May 6 in Moscow's Basmanny court - lawyer On May 6, Moscow's Basmanny court will hold a process on appeal from defense of Nadiia Savchenko, Ukrainian aviatrix, member of Ukrainian parliament, and PACE delegate, filed against the investigation's refuse to let her go to a PACE session. 3 285 33 Ukrainian Politics

найем MP Naiem: "I am preparing an inquiry to Klychko and Poroshenko regarding signed 'confidential obligations' to Firtash" According to Dmytro Firtash, after the fleeing of Viktor Yanukovych he had a meeting with Vitalii Klychko and Petro Poroshenko, during which they signed some "confidential obligations." 98 593 436 Ukrainian Politics

фирташ Firtash confirms Vienna meeting with Poroshenko and Klychko on the eve of 2014 elections: "We got what we wanted" Ukrainian oligarch Dmytro Firtash claims that in spring of last year he met with presidential candidate Petro Poroshenko and leader of Udar party Vitalii Klychko. 113 883 753 Ukrainian Politics

Prosecutor General's Office filed the first case regarding Odesa tragedy of May 2 to court The PGO filed the first indictment against a suspect in murder during the riots in Odesa, May 2, 2014. 7 990 47 Previously in trend: Odesa tragedy

кернес kernes Avakov urges to immediately change preventive measure for Kernes to pre-trial detention The prosecutor's office must immediately petition the court to vary the measure of restraint to the Mayor of Kharkiv Kernes and issue an order of the pre-trial detention of Hennadii Kernes after he has not appeared at today's trial in Poltava court, which is considering the case of the abduction and beating of Euromaidan activists in Kharkiv by Kernes and his bodyguards. 40 089 168 Oddities

Savchenko did not admit guilt after the announcement of final charges - Lawyer Ukrainian aviatrix Nadiya Savchenko, who was today indicted in the final version by the Russian investigation, once again pleaded not guilty. 24 343 226 Ukrainian Politics