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Court-related news remains a hot topic in Ukraine as various high-profile cases unfold. Indictments have been filed against officials involved in a UAV procurement scheme, while Russian activist Daria Kozyreva, previously convicted in her home country, has been released. In Kyiv, the court extends custody for MP Nestor Shufrych, suspected of treason. Meanwhile, legal proceedings arise from a medical fraud in Lviv, with three doctors facing trial. The global spotlight also shines on the trial of Yurii Nazarenko in the US for creating a fake ID website. These events highlight the pressing issues of corruption, political strife, and international judicial cooperation.

What is the significance of the court cases involving UAV procurement in Ukraine?

The indictment in the UAV procurement case highlights systemic issues in defense procurement, focusing on misappropriation and corruption in city council departments and private entities. Accountability in such cases is crucial for maintaining public trust and ensuring the efficient use of defense resources, particularly amid ongoing conflict situations.

Why was Daria Kozyreva released and how did her court case impact Russia-Ukraine relations?

Daria Kozyreva was released after a conviction for supporting Ukraine through Shevchenko’s poetry, reflecting Russia's stringent stance on dissent. Her release potentially marks a diplomatic gesture amidst current tensions, illustrating the complexities of cultural expression and political freedoms within international law frameworks.

How has the Ukrainian judiciary responded to corruption involving fake medical certificates?

The Ukrainian judiciary is taking rigorous action against corruption by prosecuting cases where medical certificates were falsified to evade military service. This reflects broader efforts to curb corruption, uphold the law, and ensure accountability within medical and governmental institutions across Ukraine.

What are the implications of international trials involving Ukrainian citizens?

International trials, such as that of Yurii Nazarenko in the US, underscore global collaboration in combating cybercrime and identity fraud. These cases can enhance legal frameworks for cross-border crime while emphasizing the importance of international law in upholding justice beyond national borders.

What does the extended custody of MP Shufrych signify for Ukraine’s political landscape?

The extended detention of MP Nestor Shufrych underlines the scrutiny facing Ukrainian politicians amid allegations of treason. This case could signify growing political tensions and serves as a critical measure in addressing corruption within Ukraine's legislative bodies to strengthen democratic governance.

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Court extends house arrest of Medvedchuk on episode of coal supply from Donbas Court extends house arrest of Medvedchuk on episode of coal supply from Donbas The Pechersk District Court of Kyiv has extended house arrest to MP of the Opposition Platform - For Life faction Viktor Medvedchuk in the framework of the case on the coal supply from the occupied Donbas. 4 624 76 Ukrainian Politics

SBI Puts Ex-Energy Minister Demchyshyn On Wanted List SBI Puts Ex-Energy Minister Demchyshyn On Wanted List The State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) has put former energy and coal industry minister Volodymyr Demchyshyn on the wanted list. 7 322 29 Ukrainian Politics

Scythian gold case: Dutch court judges to return collection to Ukraine Scythian gold case: Dutch court judges to return collection to Ukraine The Amsterdam Court of Appeal, which heard the Scythian gold collection case on the merits, judged on October 26 that the collection of Scythian gold shall be returned to Ukraine, thus upholding the ruling of the first-instance court. 15 594 92 Society

Scythian gold case: Dutch court to deliver judgment on October 26 Scythian gold case: Dutch court to deliver judgment on October 26 The Amsterdam Court of Appeal, which is hearing the Scythian gold collection case on the merits, is due to deliver its judgment on October 26. 2 411 6 World

Court Overturns Decision Of Dnipropetrovsk Regional Council On Regional Status Of Russian Language Court Overturns Decision Of Dnipropetrovsk Regional Council On Regional Status Of Russian Language The Dnipropetrovsk Regional Administrative Court satisfied the claim to declare illegal and invalid the decision of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Council to grant regional status to the Russian language. 9 161 119 Ukrainian Politics

Medvedchuk Medvedchuk's round-the-clock house arrest extended until Sept 7 – media Kyiv's Pechersky District Court has extended house arrest to the head of the political council of the Opposition Platform - For Life party, MP Viktor Medvedchuk, until September 7, Hromadske reported. 3 350 36 Previously in trend: Medvedchuk case

MH17 trial: hearing on the merits begins today MH17 trial: hearing on the merits begins today The hearing on the merits will begin in the MH17 criminal proceedings on Monday, June 7. 3 523 33 Previously in trend: Russian terrorists downed MH17

Activist Sternenko acquitted on robbery charges Activist Sternenko acquitted on robbery charges Odesa Court of Appeal has acquitted activist Serhiy Sternenko under Article 187 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine under which he had been sentenced to seven years in prison. 7 893 16 Previously in trend: Sternenko case

Court Refuses SBI To Arrest Tupytskyi Court Refuses SBI To Arrest Tupytskyi's Property The court refused the investigation of the State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) to arrest property that was seized during the searches at Oleksandr Tupytskyi, whose appointment as a judge of the Constitutional Court was canceled by President Volodymyr Zelenskyi. 11 602 80 Ukrainian Politics

Downing of UIA plane in Iran is terrorist attack – Canadian court ruling Downing of UIA plane in Iran is terrorist attack – Canadian court ruling The downing of a Ukrainian aircraft of Ukraine International Airlines (UIA) by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in January 2020 in Iran was a deliberate act of terrorism, the Ontario Superior Court has ruled, according to the Global News. 4 883 35 Previously in trend: Iran plane crash

Kyiv court starts choosing measure of restraint for Medvedchuk Kyiv court starts choosing measure of restraint for Medvedchuk Kyiv's Pechersky District Court has started a session to choose a measure of restraint for Ukrainian MP Viktor Medvedchuk. 23 052 87 Previously in trend: Medvedchuk case

Ukraine Ukraine's court arrests ex-Interior Minister Zakharchenko, his dpty Ratushniak in absentia in case of illegal import of Russian grenades into Ukraine Pechersky District Court of Kyiv has imposed pretrial restraint on former Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine Vitaliy Zakharchenko and his deputy Viktor Ratushniak in the form of detention in the case of illegal supplies of grenades from Russia and the organization of the embezzlement of funds of the Interior Ministry of Ukraine for their customs clearance. 1 371 9 Ukrainian Politics

Constitutions Court Head Tupytskyi Hospitalized Constitutions Court Head Tupytskyi Hospitalized The Head of the Constitutional Court, Oleksandr Tupytskyi, whose appointment was canceled by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, did not appear at the Pecherskyi District Court of Kyiv for choosing a restrictive measure for him, since he was hospitalized and is in the hospital. 2 293 40 Ukrainian Politics

Tupytskyi And Kasminin Not Dismissed, Respective Zelenskyy’s Decree Null And Void – Constitutional Court’s Ex-Head Dombrovskyi Tupytskyi And Kasminin Not Dismissed, Respective Zelenskyy’s Decree Null And Void – Constitutional Court’s Ex-Head Dombrovskyi Constitutional Court former head, Ivan Dombrovskyi, believes that the decree of President Volodymyr Zelenskyi on the abolition of the decree of the previous president on the appointment of Oleksandr Tupytskyi and Oleksandr Kasminin as judges of the Constitutional Court is null and void and does not entail any legal consequences. 6 514 98 Ukrainian Politics

NACP: Administrative protocol drawn up against Tupytsky, who canceled special session of Constitutional Court NACP: Administrative protocol drawn up against Tupytsky, who canceled special session of Constitutional Court Head of the National Agency for Corruption Prevention (NACP) Oleksandr Novikov has drawn up an administrative protocol against Head of the Constitutional Court Oleksandr Tupytsky, who canceled a special session of the court to consider the issue of his disciplinary offence. 1 209 12 Ukrainian Politics

China asks Ukraine to protect Chinese investors on Motor Sich issue China asks Ukraine to protect Chinese investors on Motor Sich issue China asks Ukraine to properly resolve the conflict issue surrounding the purchase of Motor Sich shares by Chinese investors, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hua Chunying said at a briefing, answering a question from the RIA Novosti Russian state agency about the reaction to possible nationalization enterprises by decree of the President of Ukraine. 4 741 58 Ukrainian Politics

Court of Appeal upholds Yanukovych arrest in absentia in case on state power seizure Court of Appeal upholds Yanukovych arrest in absentia in case on state power seizure Kyiv Court of Appeal has confirmed the legality of the ruling to arrest former President Viktor Yanukovych in absentia in connection with the seizure of state power. 2 653 10 Ukrainian Politics

Zelenskyi announces ‘court in smartphone’ Zelenskyi announces ‘court in smartphone’ Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyi believes that bureaucratic procedures should go online to ensure transparency of the court, and announced a so-called "court in a smartphone". 12 450 171 Ukrainian Politics

Police, prosecutor Police, prosecutor's office do not support Kyiv court ruling that providers obliged to block access to website of Russian RBC, another 425 resources The police and the prosecutor's office will appeal the decision of Holosiivsky District Court of Kyiv, which obliges all telecommunications operators and providers entered in the relevant register on the website of the National Commission for the State Regulation of Communications and Informatization to block user access to 426 sites, a law enforcement source told. 29 409 144 Ukrainian Politics

Activist Sternenko convicted of kidnapping, sentenced to seven years in prison – court ruling Activist Sternenko convicted of kidnapping, sentenced to seven years in prison – court ruling Prymorsky District Court of Odesa sentenced activist Serhiy Sternenko to seven years in prison after convicting him of abducting Lyman village council deputy Serhiy Scherbych. 71 835 726 Ukrainian Politics

Zelenskyi: Ukraine needs to reform judicial system Zelenskyi: Ukraine needs to reform judicial system The Ukrainian government should focus on reforming the judicial system and increasing public confidence in the judiciary. 4 587 68 Ukrainian Politics

Hearings on MH17 resumed in Netherlands, court to discuss how to deal with case from June 7 Hearings on MH17 resumed in Netherlands, court to discuss how to deal with case from June 7 The District Court of The Hague resumes hearings on the case of Malaysian Airlines flight MH17, which was downed on July 17, 2014 in the sky over Donbas, the participants in the process will discuss the issue of how to consider the case on the merits from June 7, 2014. 716 9 Previously in trend: Russian terrorists downed MH17

Trial over Alexei Navalny takes place at police station Trial over Alexei Navalny takes place at police station In the Russian city, Khimki, the trial over Russian oppositionist Alexei Navalny has started in the police station as spokesperson of Navalny Kira Yarmysh reported on Twitter. 13 553 91 World

Court permits special investigation against SBU ex-head for Court permits special investigation against SBU ex-head for 'Maidan cases' Pechersky District Court of Kyiv has given permission to conduct a special pretrial investigation into the "Maidan cases" against the former head of the Ukrainian Security Service (SBU), the Prosecutor General's Office (PGO) said. 1 597 4 Ukrainian Politics

Sheremet case: Suspect Antonenko remains in custody in spite of Covid-19 symptoms Sheremet case: Suspect Antonenko remains in custody in spite of Covid-19 symptoms Kyiv's Shevchenkivsky district court decided to keep Andriy Antonenko in custody. The Ukrainian volunteer and musician, the suspect in the case of the murder of Pavlo Sheremet will stay behind the bars. 3 252 31 Previously in trend: Murder of Sheremet

MH17 trial: Hearing on the merits to start in February 2021 MH17 trial: Hearing on the merits to start in February 2021 The last court hearing in the MH17 trial in 2020 has ended at the Schiphol Judicial Complex in the Netherlands. The hearing on the merits against the four defendants will start on February 1, 2021. 3 853 20 Previously in trend: Russian terrorists downed MH17

Amsterdam Court of Appeal appoints new judge in Scythian gold case Amsterdam Court of Appeal appoints new judge in Scythian gold case The Amsterdam Court of Appeal has appointed a new judge in the Scythian gold case. 3 398 10 World

Zelenskyi appoints 21 judges Zelenskyi appoints 21 judges Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyi has appointed 21 judges to posts in local general courts. 8 936 23 Ukrainian Politics

Russian court sentences 3 Crimean Tatars on extremism charges Russian court sentences 3 Crimean Tatars on extremism charges A court in Russia has sentenced three Crimean Tatars to lengthy prison terms on charges of being members of a banned Islamic group. 801 11 Ukrainian Politics

President President's Office surprised by some of wording in court decision on book 'Vasyl Stus Case' The President's Office of Ukraine says that they are surprised by some of the wording in the decision of Darnytsky District Court of Kyiv, which banned the distribution of the printed edition of journalist and historian Vakhtang Kipiani's book "Vasyl Stus Case" without the permission of head of the Opposition Platform - For Life political party, MP Viktor Medvedchuk. 15 742 100 Ukrainian Politics

Entire circulation of book about poet Stus sold out after court Entire circulation of book about poet Stus sold out after court's ruling to ban the book - publishing house The publishing house Vivat declares that after the announcement by the Darnytsky district court of Kyiv of the decision to ban the distribution of the book "Vasyl Stus Case", its circulation was immediately sold out both from the publishing house and from distributors. 35 561 161 Ukrainian Politics

Court bans distribution of Vasyl Stus Case book without Medvedchuk Court bans distribution of Vasyl Stus Case book without Medvedchuk's permission Darnytsky District Court of Kyiv banned the distribution of the printed edition of the journalist and historian Vakhtang Kipiani's book "Vasyl Stus Case" without the permission of the head of the political council of the Opposition Platform - For Life party, MP Viktor Medvedchuk. 31 658 400 Ukrainian Politics

Milan Court of Appeals accepts new translation of Markiv Milan Court of Appeals accepts new translation of Markiv's words proving his innocence Considering the appeal against conviction of Ukraine’s National Guard member Vitaliy Markiv, the Milan Court of Appeals accepted the conclusions of expert investigation into his statements about the death of Italian photographer Andrea Rocchelli. 6 627 13 Incidents

Court again sends activist Sternenko under night house arrest in Kyiv Court again sends activist Sternenko under night house arrest in Kyiv The court again chose a measure of restraint in the form of a night house arrest for activist Serhiy Sternenko, suspected of premeditated murder and possession of deadly weapons. 2 938 35 Ukrainian Politics

Handziuk Handziuk's murder: Court arrests Manher and Levin for two months The Dniprovsky District Court in Kyiv city has arrested Vladyslav Manher and Oleksiy Levin for two months in the case on the murder of activist Kateryna Handziuk. 3 350 6 Previously in trend: Attack on Handziuk

Kyiv Court of Appeal places Kuzmenko under 24-hour house arrest. PHOTOS Kyiv Court of Appeal places Kuzmenko under 24-hour house arrest. PHOTOS Kyiv Court of Appeals has changed the measure of restraint for doctor and volunteer Yulia Kuzmenko, a suspect in the case of the murder of journalist Pavlo Sheremet, from detention to round-the-clock house arrest, the Free Dr Kuzmenko community has reported on Facebook. 19 875 157 Previously in trend: Murder of Sheremet

Italian court to start consider appeal against Markiv Italian court to start consider appeal against Markiv's sentence in September An appeal against 24 years’ imprisonment sentence to Vitaliy Markiv, a soldier of the National Guard of Ukraine, will start to be considered in Italy in September. 963 0 Previously in trend: Free Markiv

Court arrested "Lutsk terrorist" Krivosh for 60 days without bail Court arrested "Lutsk terrorist" Krivosh for 60 days without bail The Lutsk City District Court on Wednesday chose a measure of restraint in the form of uncontested detention for Maksym Krivosh, who is suspected of holding 13 hostages on a bus in Lutsk. 5 072 23 Previously in trend: Bus hostages in Lutsk

UN mission calls for bringing Sheremet UN mission calls for bringing Sheremet's killers to justice On the fourth anniversary of the murder of journalist Pavel Sheremet, UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine has demanded that the Ukrainian authorities punish the killers and protect journalists covering the trial. 2 287 23 Previously in trend: Murder of Sheremet

Court leaves Sheremet murder case suspect Kuzmenko in custody Court leaves Sheremet murder case suspect Kuzmenko in custody Kyiv's Pechersky District Court has rejected the request to change the measure of restraint for doctor and volunteer Yulia Kuzmenko, a suspect in the case of the murder of journalist Pavlo Sheremet. 5 017 16 Previously in trend: Murder of Sheremet

Court of Appeals keeps activist Sternenko under home arrest. VIDEO&PHOTOS Court of Appeals keeps activist Sternenko under home arrest. VIDEO&PHOTOS Kyiv Court of Appeals has upheld the ruling of Shevchenkivsky District Court of Kyiv to select a pre-trial restriction for activist Serhiy Sternenko in the form of a round-the-clock home arrest. 3 127 17 Ukrainian Politics

OPG closes Pysaruk, Bakhmatyuk probe which Kasko previously launched OPG closes Pysaruk, Bakhmatyuk probe which Kasko previously launched The Office of the Prosecutor General complied with the judgment handed down by the Pechersk District Court in Kyiv, canceling the motion by the first deputy prosecutor general to annul the decision on terminate criminal proceedings related to VAB Bank. This judgment is not subject to appeal. 2 104 6 Ukrainian Politics

Bakhmatyuk demands that Venediktova comply with court ruling to close trumped-up case targeting him Bakhmatyuk demands that Venediktova comply with court ruling to close trumped-up case targeting him The Office of the Prosecutor General is failing to comply with the ruling of Kyiv's Pechersk district court to close the case against Oleg Bakhmatyuk and his company. 1 832 2 Ukrainian Politics

Seventh court hearing in MH17 trial begins in Netherlands Seventh court hearing in MH17 trial begins in Netherlands The seventh court hearing in the MH17 trial has started at the Schiphol Judicial Complex in the Netherlands at 10:00 local time, according to an Ukrinform correspondent in The Hague. 2 479 25 Previously in trend: Russian terrorists downed MH17

Court Arrests Head Of Kherson Regional Council Manher Suspected Of Ordering Assault On Activist Handziuk Court Arrests Head Of Kherson Regional Council Manher Suspected Of Ordering Assault On Activist Handziuk The Pecherskyi District Court of Kyiv has arrested until July 28 chairperson of the Kherson Regional Council, Vladyslav Manher, without bail over suspicion of ordering the assault on acting office manager of the Kherson City Council / anti-corruption activist, Kateryna Handziuk. 6 651 42 Ukrainian Politics

Court postpones consideration of motion for choosing measure of restraint to Poroshenko until July 1 Court postpones consideration of motion for choosing measure of restraint to Poroshenko until July 1 The hearing of the Pechersky District Court of Kyiv on the election of a preventive measure to the fifth president of Ukraine, leader of the European Solidarity Party Petro Poroshenko has been postponed until 2 p.m. on July 1. 30 520 439 Ukrainian Politics

Court allowed arrest of ex-deputy Zhevaho Court allowed arrest of ex-deputy Zhevaho The investigating judge of the Pechersky district court in Kiev issued a ruling authorizing the arrest of former people's deputy Konstantyn Zhevaho, who is suspected of embezzlement of the property of the "Finansy i Kredyt" Bank. 8 640 24 Ukrainian Politics

Court orders Poroshenko Court orders Poroshenko's compulsory appearance at SBI for questioning on June 10 Pechersky District Court of Kyiv has ordered compulsory appearance of fifth Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko at the State Bureau of Investigations (SBI) for questioning. 11 657 290 Ukrainian Politics

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