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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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Zelenskyy signs law cancelling IQ test for judicial candidates IQ test cancelled for judicial candidates: Zelenskyy signs law President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has signed amendments to the Law "On the Judiciary and the Status of Judges", which cancels the IQ test for judicial candidates. 6 196 85

Corruption in the Commercial Court of Lviv Region: former and current chairman detained NABU: Current and former chairman of Lviv Commercial Court demanded $1 million bribe The NABU and SAPO exposed the current and former chairmen of the Commercial  Court of Lviv region who demanded a bribe of USD 1 million from a representative of a private company. 5 207 20 Previously in trend: Fighting corruption in Ukraine Grafters

Hennadii Trukhanov NABU and SAPO transfer case of criminal organization, to which Odesa Mayor Trukhanov belonged, to court. INFOGRAPHICS The National Anti-Corruption Bureau and the Specialised Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office have sent to court the case of a criminal organisation that caused losses of UAH 689 million to the local community of Odesa. 12 653 40

Man sentenced to 5 years in prison for smuggling draft dodgers Employee of Drohobych company sentenced to 5 years for smuggling draft dodgers across border The court found a company employee guilty of illegally smuggling persons liable for military service across the border. 1 356 7 Previously in trend: War

Kyiv courts hand down 7 prison sentences for evading mobilization Court gives suspended sentence to two attackers of journalist Tkach The Obukhiv District Court of Kyiv Region has sentenced two defendants accused of attacking Mykhailo Tkach, a journalist for the Ukrainska Pravda media outlet, to three years of imprisonment with a probationary period of two years. 2 537 19

Lviv pseudo-activist Ostap Stakhiv's arrest was extended and bail was set Lviv pseudo-activist Stakhiv was left in custody and bail was set at UAH 908 thousand Halytskyi District Court of Lviv left pseudo-activist Ostap Stakhiv in custody and set bail at UAH 908 thousand. He is suspected of illegally disseminating locations of the Armed Forces and fraud. 2 081 7

Catherine Norris Trent Russian court arrests France 24 reporter Norris Trent in absentia for filming in Kursk region A Russian court has ordered the arrest of France 24 TV reporter Catherine Norris Trent, who is accused of allegedly illegally entering the Kursk region. 2 808 9

Суд над зрадником з Харківщини Passed data on Ukrainian defenders to enemy and called for seizure of power: traitor from Kharkiv region gets 15 years in prison. PHOTO Following the public prosecution by the prosecutors of the Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor's Office, the court found the citizen guilty of high treason and intentional actions aimed at violent change or overthrow of the constitutional order or seizure of state power. 1 494 8

Hnezdilov’s case Court remands in custody serviceman Hnezdilov, who publicly goes AWOL On November 19, the Kyiv Court of Appeal upheld the detention of Serhii Hnezdilov, a soldier of the 56th Brigade. He is suspected of desertion. 3 539 13

Тищенко, суд Court extends Tyshchenko’s preventive measure: he remains under round-the-clock house arrest until December 23 People's Deputy Mykola Tyshchenko, suspected of unlawful imprisonment of a serviceman in Dnipro, will be under round-the-clock house arrest until December 23, as his preventive measure has been extended. 888 5

Суд взяв під варту ексчиновника Міноборони Court remanded in custody ex-Ministry of Defense official who "wrote off" UAH 94 million in penalties to Lviv businessman Hrynkevych for overdue contracts The Pecherskyi District Court of Kyiv has imposed a pre-trial restraint in the form of detention on one of the former directors of a department of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, who is suspected of abuse of office. 1 320 8

Переслідувачів майданівця Миколи Пасічника виправдали Court acquits persecutors of 72-year-old Maidan activist Mykola Pasichnyk - journalist The Dniprovskyi District Court of Kyiv acquitted the defendants in the case of Maidan activist Mykola Pasichnyk, who was sent to a detention centre after being beaten during the Revolution of Dignity. 15 139 111 Previously in trend: Investigation of crimes against Maidan

Зрадниця з Харкова Administrator of pro-Russian Telegram channels, who called on Russia to seize Kharkiv, gets 10 years in prison. PHOTO With the support of the public prosecution by the prosecutors of the Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor's Office, the court found the citizen guilty of disseminating materials calling for actions aimed at changing the boundaries of the territory and state border of Ukraine, collaboration, production and dissemination of materials denying the armed aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine. 3 235 15

Суддя Гречана звернулася до поліції із заявою про нібито тиск від адвокатів Червінського Chervinskyi case: Judge Hrechana claims about alleged pressure, defense denies and suggests about evidence fabrication for suspicion to lawyers Judge of the Pecherskyi District Court of Kyiv Svitlana Hrechana filed a statement with the police about pressure on her by Roman Chervinskyi's defense lawyers. 2 596 10

сзч In October, courts issued about 100 decisions not to imprison military for AWOL - SBI In October, courts in five regions of Ukraine issued about a hundred decisions not to imprison servicemen who had gone AWOL for the first time, but to allow them to return to service. 2 348 7

Суди Києва винесли 7 тюремних вироків за ухилення від мобілізації Since beginning of year, seven men have been convicted of mobilization evasion in Kyiv - police Kyiv courts handed down seven verdicts against men who evaded military service. In particular, two of them were sent to prison. 3 492 40

У Польщі судитимуть фермера та його доньку за плакат із закликом до Путіна Farmer who called on Putin to "deal with Ukraine" will be tried in Poland In Poland, an indictment has been handed over to the court against citizen Piotr G. and his daughter Agata G., who hung the USSR flag and a banner calling on Putin to "deal with Ukraine" on a tractor during farmers' protests. 5 191 16

У Білорусі двох громадян України засудили до 20 років колонії Two Ukrainians sentenced to 20 years in prison in Belarus: father and son accused of "agent activity". PHOTO The Gomel Regional Court sentenced Ukrainian citizens Serhii Kabarchuk and his son Pavel to 20 years in a maximum security penal colony for allegedly planning to commit terrorist acts in the Russian Federation and Belarus. Each of them was also fined 700,000 Belarusian rubles. 3 094 6

Ватажка ЛНР Пасічника судитимуть за організацію мобілізації на ТОТ Case of "LPR" leader Pasichnyk on organization of forced mobilization is sent to court Prosecutors of the Luhansk Regional Prosecutor's Office have filed an indictment against the leader of the "Luhansk People 's Republic" Leonid Pasechnyk on the fact of violation of the laws and customs of war. 1 096 8

наумов Former SSU official Naumov sentenced in Serbia to one year in prison for money laundering again In Serbia, the former head of the Main Department of Internal Security of the Security Service of Ukraine, Andrii Naumov, was re-sentenced to one year in prison for money laundering. 3 065 18

Захист Червінського подав скаргу до Конституційного Суду Chervinskyi’s defense filed complaint to Constitutional Court: Courts abuse CPC provision and automatically extend term of detention The Constitutional Court has opened proceedings on the complaint of the defense of Colonel Roman Chervinskyi regarding the non-compliance of Part 5, Article 615 of the CPC of Ukraine with the Constitution. 1 850 10

Суд РФ заочно засудив українську журналістку Яніну Соколову In RF, Ukrainian journalist Sokolova is sentenced in absentia to 8 years in prison The Basmanny District Court of Moscow sentenced Ukrainian TV presenter and journalist Yanina Sokolova to eight years in prison in absentia. 5 479 33

Вирок зраднику з Балаклії He cooperated with enemy: Director of occupation forestry in Balakliia was sentenced to 6.5 years in prison. PHOTOS A former assistant forester who worked for the enemy during the occupation of Balakliia will spend six and a half years in prison. 1 789 5

політична реклама, Грузія Opposition channels fined in Georgia for refusing to air ruling party’s election ads featuring images of destroyed Ukrainian cities On Friday, 11 October, the Tbilisi City Court fined the opposition TV channels Formula, Mtavari and TV Pirveli for refusing to air election advertisements for the Georgian Dream party featuring footage of Ukrainian cities destroyed by Russia. 2 910 31

Гнезділов Court remanded military man Hnezdilov to custody for two months Pecherskyi District Court of Kyiv has imposed a pre-trial restraint on Serhii Hnezdilov, a soldier of the 56th Brigade, in the form of two months in custody. The soldier is suspected of desertion. 6 210 40

Гнезділов Hnezdilov said he was ready to return to army if clear terms of service would be established: they promised to do it 8 months ago and did not do it A soldier of the 56th Brigade, Serhii Hnezdilov, said in the courtroom that he was ready to return to military service if the Ministry of Defense would introduce a legislative initiative to establish clear terms of military service. 6 728 77

У Росії засудили до майже 7 років американця, який нібито воював за Україну Russia convicts 72-year-old American who joined Ukrainian territorial defence in Izium - Russian media A Moscow court sentenced 72-year-old US citizen Stephen Hubbard to 6 years and 10 months in prison. Russians accuse him of participating in the war on the side of Ukraine. 6 058 25 Previously in trend: War

Андрій Портнов та Наталя Седлецька Court of Appeal takes Portnov’s side in case against head of "Radio Liberty" Sedletska The Kyiv Court of Appeal dismissed the complaint filed by Natalia Sedletska, head of the Kyiv bureau of Radio Liberty and the "Schemes" investigative journalism project, in the case of protecting the honour, dignity and reputation of former Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration Andrii Portnov, and upheld the Pechersk Court's decision in his favour. 7 587 44

сальдо Traitor Saldo to be tried in Kherson region for stealing 3 thousand tons of Ukrainian grain The so-called "governor of the Kherson region" Volodymyr Saldo will be tried in the Kherson region for the theft of three thousand tons of Ukrainian grain. 1 614 15

Слуга народу Дмитрук розповів, як втік з України Trial on extradition of fugitive "servant of the people" Dmytruk was held in London - media. VIDEO Artem Dmytruk, a People's Deputy from the Servant of the People party (now unaffiliated), was detained in London. The court will consider his extradition. 23 538 80

Раян Раут Suspect in alleged attempted assassination attempt on Trump charged - media Federal prosecutors have filed criminal charges against 58-year-old Ryan Rauth, who was detained on suspicion of an alleged attempted assassination of 45th US President Donald Trump. However, the charges are not related to the alleged assassination attempt. 3 714 23

вбивці поліцейського на Вінниччині Resonant attack on policemen in Vinnytsia region: two servicemen to be tried - Prosecutor General’s Office. PHOTOS Prosecutors of the Vinnytsia Specialised Defence Prosecutor's Office of the Southern Region have sent to court an indictment against two servicemen who killed one police officer, injured another and fled the scene during a car inspection. 8 816 11

Кримінальному авторитету Вадиму Долотенку обирають запобіжний захід у справі про побиття військового у місті Сміла Beating of war veteran in Smila: measure of restraint in form of mandatory detention was chosen for suspect On September 11, the Smila City District Court granted the petition of police and prosecutors and imposed a pre-trial restraint in the form of detention without bail on the defendant in the case of beating a military officer in Smila. 9 751 48

У Росії засудили бійця ГУР МО Любаса до 20 років тюрми Russia sentences DIU soldier Liubas, who was captured during landing in occupied Crimea, to 20 years in prison. VIDEO A Russian court sentenced to 20 years in prison a military intelligence officer of the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine, Oleksandr Liubas, who took part in the landing in occupied Crimea in 2013. 12 041 10 Previously in trend: War

Ігор Коломойський Kolomoiskyi’s preventive measure was changed to bail of UAH 1.88 billion: He will still remain in detention center Shevchenkivskyi District Court changed the measure of restraint for Ihor Kolomoiskyi to bail in one of the cases. 40 720 33

Суд у Києві відмовився розглядати скаргу начштабу Азову Кротевича на ДБР Kyiv court refuses to consider complaint of Azov Chief of Staff Krotevych against SBI The Shevchenkivskyi District Court of Kyiv refused to consider the complaint of Bohdan Krotevych (Tavr), Chief of Staff of the 12th Azov Special Forces Brigade, against the State Bureau of Investigation, allegedly due to "lack of corpus delicti". 6 847 47

Голова Антимонопольного комітету Павло Кириленко Case of AMCU Head Kyrylenko: Recommendations on destruction of evidence were found in one of phones During a court hearing on the choice of a preventive measure for the head of the Antimonopoly Committee Pavlo Kyrylenko, new details of the case became known: recommendations for the destruction of evidence were found in one of the phones. 6 209 10

Пропагандист Красовський засуджений за заклики до геноциду українців Russian propagandist Krasovsky sentenced for calls to kill Ukrainian children The court found Russian propagandist and former director of Russia Today Anton Krasovsky guilty of publicly calling for the genocide of Ukrainians. 7 934 22

Зловживання у судах Judges Hladysheva and Kuz ask Zelenskyy to respond to 10-year-old intervention in automated distribution of cases in Ivano-Frankivsk District Court of Lviv. DOCUMENT Judge of the Rivne District Court of the Rivne Region Khrystyna Hladysheva and Judge of the Frankiv District Court of Lviv Vasyl Kuz wrote an open letter to the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy, in which they called on the head of state to respond to criminal activity in the Frankiv District Court of Lviv. 5 146 25

волков Murder of Verbytskyi and kidnapping of Lutsenko: Volkov, figure in case, was released from custody Oleksandr Volkov, who was charged with organizing the abduction, torture, and murder of Yurii Verbytskyi, as well as the abduction and torture of Ihor Lutsenko, was released from custody. 12 552 64 Previously in trend: Investigation of crimes against Maidan

дтп On August 9, Holosiivskyi court will hold hearing on drunk driving car accident with dead person: Driver did not appear in court, but was later released from pre-trial detention center The Holosiivskyi court will hold a trial in the case of last year's fatal road accident in Kyiv, which killed Nelia Nekrasova. The suspect did not appear at the last hearing, and was later released from the pre-trial detention centre. 7 654 42

зрадник Student who "leaked" AFU geolocation to Russian special services for money will be tried in Kharkiv In Kharkiv, law enforcement officers exposed a guy who was "leaking" information about Ukrainian defenders to Russian special services for money. 3 609 24

Підозрюваному у вбивстві Фаріон Зінченку залишили запобіжний захід без змін Farion’s murder: Suspect Zinchenko will remain in custody The Lviv Court of Appeal upheld the preventive measure for Viacheslav Zinchenko, who is suspected of murdering former People's Deputy and linguist Iryna Farion. 5 563 73

Луцюк Former head of Rivne TCR, who is accused of beating soldier, was released from jail on bail of over UAH 450 thousand The measure of restraint was changed for the former head of the Rivne Regional TCR and SS Serhii Lutsiuk, who is accused of beating a soldier. He was allowed to leave the pre-trial detention center, but he has to post bail in the amount of 454,200 hryvnias. 3 775 23

За приниження гідності українців судитимуть працівника МОН Former Education and Science Minister Vasylenko, who ridiculed Ukraine’s independence in publication, will be tried for humiliating national honor and dignity of Ukrainians An indictment against a former employee of the Ministry of Education and Science, Andrii Vasylenko, has been sent to court on the fact of committing intentional actions aimed at humiliating national honor and dignity. He faces up to 3 years in prison. 7 530 33

В'язниця за відмову від мобілізації Priest of Church of "Jehovah’s Witnesses", who refused to be mobilised because of his religious beliefs, was sentenced to 3 years in prison In Sumy region, a priest of the Church of "Jehovah's Witnesses", who categorically refused to be mobilised because of his religious beliefs, was sentenced to 3 years in prison. 15 576 241

підозрюваний Suspect in Farion’s murder pleaded not guilty: I didn’t kill anyone The suspect in the murder of linguist and former People's Deputy Iryna Farion said after the court hearing, which decided to keep him in custody, that he was not involved in the death of the public figure. 18 293 186

суд, Львів Court remanded Farion’s murder suspect in custody for two months without bail On July 26, the Halytskyi Court of Lviv imposed a pre-trial restraint on an 18-year-old resident of Dnipro suspected of murdering linguist and former People's Deputy Iryna Farion. The court decided to put the defendant in custody for two months without the right to be released on bail. 5 090 47