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In the face of mounting corruption allegations, Ukrainian judges are turning to legal provisions to escape punishment. High-profile cases, such as Judge Litvinova, who was dismissed for holding Russian citizenship, highlight the ongoing struggle for accountability in the judiciary. Meanwhile, in the Odesa region, a criminal group, including a court chairman, was exposed for aiding draft dodgers through fabricated court decisions. The controversy doesn't stop there; a Supreme Court judge is embroiled in a scandal due to luxurious living arrangements under friends' names. These cases underscore the pervasive issues of corruption and evasion within Ukraine's justice system.

How are judges in Ukraine avoiding accountability?

Ukrainian judges accused of corruption are exploiting legal loopholes and provisions, which allow them to evade punishment. Techniques such as mobilising legal provisions and using foreign citizenship have been reported. This complicates efforts to enforce accountability within the judicial system.

What are the allegations against Judge Litvinova?

Judge Litvinova was dismissed from the Kyiv District Administrative Court after journalists discovered she held Russian citizenship. This finding clashed with Ukrainian law, leading to her removal and highlighting issues of compromised integrity within Ukraine’s judiciary.

What was the corruption scheme uncovered in Odesa?

In Odesa, a court chairman, alongside accomplices, orchestrated a scheme to enable draft dodgers to avoid military service and travel abroad using fake court rulings. The operation was dismantled by the SSU and NABU, shedding light on the depth of judicial corruption.

Why is Supreme Court Judge Zhukov under scrutiny?

Supreme Court Judge Zhukov faces scrutiny due to his significant estate holdings, including lakes and vineyards, registered under friends’ names. Although not officially in his name, the luxurious properties attracted public skepticism about potential illicit financial activities.

What actions are being taken to combat judicial corruption in Ukraine?

Authorities in Ukraine, including the NABU and SSU, are actively collaborating to expose and dismantle corruption schemes within the judiciary. Recent efforts have led to several judges being suspended or dismissed for their involvement in fraudulent activities, emphasizing a commitment to restoring integrity.

How are foreign citizenships affecting Ukrainian judges?

The issue of judges holding foreign citizenship, specifically Russian, has become prominent in Ukraine as it raises concerns over national security and loyalty. Judges like Litvinova and others face sanctions or dismissal once discovered, illustrating the delicate balance of judiciary integrity and state security.

What measures are in place for judicial discipline in Ukraine?

The High Council of Justice in Ukraine oversees judicial discipline, handling complaints, and implementing reforms to address misconduct. In cooperation with anti-corruption agencies, they play a pivotal role in maintaining judiciary credibility and accountability facing corruption.

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Judges accused of corruption mobilise to Defence Forces Judges accused of corruption mobilise to avoid punishment - "Automaidan" Judges accused of corruption have found a way to avoid responsibility. They are mobilising, using the provisions of the law to stop their cases. 5 149 44 Previously in trend: mobilisation of corrupt officials

HCJ dismisses judge Litvinova who was found to have Russian citizenship Judge Litvinova, whose Russian passport was found, dismissed - HCJ The HCJ dismissed Arina Litvinova, a judge of the liquidated Kyiv District Administrative Court, who was found to have Russian citizenship by journalists. 5 155 41

SSU and NABU uncover head of court in Odesa region who helped draft dodgers Helping draft dodgers to escape abroad through fake court decisions: criminal group uncovered in Odesa region. PHOTOS The SSU and the NABU uncovered a large-scale scheme of mobilisation evasion in one of the city district courts of the Odesa region. The chairman of the court, together with his accomplices, helped draft dodgers escape abroad by using fake court decisions on the independent upbringing of a child by a parent liable for military service. 1 593 6

Judge had holiday in Caribbean Judge from Kyiv region, who had holiday in Caribbean under guise of a business trip, and lawyer who helped him to forge documents, will be tried - SBI. PHOTO SBI officers, in cooperation with the SSU, completed an investigation into a judge of the Brovary City District Court who traveled abroad on holiday using forged documents. The investigation into the lawyer who helped him to make the forged documents has also been completed. 19 703 31

Supreme Court of Cassation judge Serhii Zhukov owns property near Kyiv Supreme Court Judge Zhukov lives in $1m estate near Kyiv with vineyards and lakes: all registered to old friends - media. VIDEO+PHOTOS The family of Supreme Court of Cassation judge Serhii Zhukov lives in a 4-hectare estate near Kyiv, where, in addition to houses, there are also lakes and vineyards. Nothing is registered there for Zhukov himself - it all officially belongs to people close to him. 15 704 110

NABU filed a complaint against the judge NABU Director files complaint with HCJ against Pecherskyi court judge: she returned seized funds to unauthorized persons The NABU director filed a complaint with the High Council of Justice asking to bring a judge of the Pecherskyi District Court of Kyiv to disciplinary responsibility.  3 254 10 Previously in trend: Fighting corruption in Ukraine

bihus.info Number of judges and policemen privatised official apartments in Kyiv new buildings - media. PHOTO In recent years, a number of judges and police officers have received and privatised official apartments in Kyiv new buildings provided by the state for their use. Some of them had previously "hidden" their previously acquired private housing, probably to justify the need for official housing. 14 721 81

Judge of the Kyiv District Court of Odesa Alla Malomuzh Odesa judge Malomuzh did not declare rent of apartment in Dubai worth UAH 700 thousand - media. PHOTO Judge of the Kyiv District Court of Odesa, Alla Malomuzh, did not indicate in her declaration the rental of an apartment in the United Arab Emirates worth almost 700,000 hryvnias. 12 344 43 Previously in trend: E-declarations of senior officials

Supreme Court judge Semen Stetsenko has Russian passport Supreme Court judge Stetsenko has Russian passport - sources. DOCUMENT Judge of the Administrative Court of Cassation within the Supreme Court Semen Stetsenko has Russian citizenship. 4 478 19

Judge Arestova, whose Russian passport was found, is fired HCJ dismisses judge Arestova, whose RF passport was found by Schemes The High Council of Justice dismissed judge Liudmyla Arestova of the Donetsk District Administrative Court, whose Russian passport was found by Schemes journalists. 5 074 32

Judges from Kyiv region work in mobile air defence groups Hearing cases during daytime, shooting down drones at night: judges from Kyiv region work in mobile air defence group. PHOTOS A group of judges in Kyiv region joined the mobile air defence group. 6 014 56 Previously in trend: War

Judge Litvinova was suspended Judge Litvinova, whose RF passport was found by Schemes, was temporarily suspended from administering justice by HCJ Judge of the Kyiv District Administrative Court Litvinova Arina Volodymyrivna has been temporarily suspended from the administration of justice based on the decision of the Second Disciplinary Chamber of the High Council of Justice. 6 765 13

схема з ухилення від мобілізації Divorce with deprivation of mother’s rights to child: Donetsk court exposes scheme of evasion from mobilisation - Prosecutor General’s Office. PHOTOS Under the procedural supervision of prosecutors of the Prosecutor General's Office, an assistant judge of the Marinskyi District Court of Donetsk region was served a notice of suspicion on organising illegal trafficking of persons across the state border of Ukraine (Part 3 Art. 332 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine). 12 745 8

Суддя ОАСК Альона Мазур HCJ Disciplinary Chamber submits motion to dismiss KDAC judge Mazur, who "appeared" on tapes with Vovk - AntAC. PHOTO The First Disciplinary Chamber of the High Council of Justice unanimously submitted a motion to dismiss judge of the Kyiv District Administrative Court Alona Mazur. 4 701 2

ВРП звільнила суддю Інну Масло. HCJ dismisses judge of Supreme Administrative Court of Ukraine Maslo, who is suspected of non-declaration of assets worth UAH 7.8 million The High Council of Justice has dismissed Judge of the High Administrative Court of Ukraine Inna Maslo for committing a significant disciplinary offense. Inna Maslo is on the wanted list initiated by the NABU. 1 906 12

суддя Верховного Суду Дашутін Supreme Court Judge Dashutin has no real estate: mother-in-law’s cottage, mother’s apartment and leased car - media. VIDEO Ihor Dashutin is a judge of the Administrative Court of Cassation of the Supreme Court of Ukraine. He has held this position since 2019. Before that, he was a judge in Sumy. Dashutin and his wife Anna do not own any real estate or cars. They use only what belongs to their relatives. 7 062 57 Previously in trend: Fighting corruption in Ukraine

суддя ВАКС Мовчан Anti-Corruption Court judge Movchan visited Russia in 2016 - media In 2016, HACC judge Nataliia Movchan allegedly traveled to Russia to visit her nephew Andrii Tiahlo. 3 719 20

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. 5 052 25

суддя-зрадниця Judge Sharko, who sided with Russians after occupation of Kherson region, received salary from state budget for more than year - Slidstvo.info From February 24, 2022, to April 2023, Judge Nataliia Sharko of the Henichesk District Court of Kherson region, who is suspected of treason by law enforcement officers, received salaries from the state budget of Ukraine for almost UAH 1.4 million. 6 990 48

червінський Judge Oleksiienko, who set bail as preventive measure for Chervinskyi, complained about interference in her work - Lawyer Yosypov Judge Iryna Oleksiienko, who, as part of the board, set bail as a preventive measure for Roman Chervinskyi, filed a complaint with the HCJ in connection with interference in her professional activities. 26 702 28

Суддя на Дніпропетровщині замовив викрадення свого бізнес-партнера Supreme Council of Justice suspends Economic Court of Dnipropetrovsk Region judge suspected of kidnapping a business partner. VIDEO Based on SBI materials, a judge of the Economic Court of Dnipropetrovsk region was suspended from administering justice. He is suspected of organising a kidnapping. 1 892 12

суддя,літвінова Judge of liquidated KDAC Litvinova, who was found to have Russian citizenship, is going to resign Judge of the liquidated Kyiv District Administrative Court Arina Litvinova, whose Russian citizenship was previously found by journalists, has submitted her resignation letter to the High Council of Justice. 4 748 23

Аблов Іван син судді ОАСК KDAC judge’s son Ivan Ablov, suspected of murder, is still at large, no measure of restraint has been imposed on him - media On 16 May, the Kyivskyi District Court of Odesa failed to consider the request of the prosecutors of the Odesa Regional Prosecutor’s Office to impose a preventive measure in the form of detention on Ivan Ablov, who is suspected of murder. Ivan Ablov is the son of Yevhen Ablov, a judge of the now liquidated Kyivskyi District Administrative Court. 8 625 63 Incidents

Дружина голови суду Одеси Чванкіна купила квартиру в Маямі Company of wife of Odesa judge Chvankin bought apartment in Miami for UAH 12 million. There was no money for this in declarations - mass media. PHOTOS The head of the Kyiv District Court of Odesa, Serhiy Chvankin, declared his wife’s company in the United States, which owns an apartment worth $310,000 (about UAH 12 million). The earnings of the judge and his wife, a lecturer at the Odesa Law Academy and lawyer Nelly Golubeva, would not allow them to purchase such property. 11 232 115 Incidents

суддя ліквідованого ОАСК поскаржилася прокуратурі на журналіста "Схем" Judge of liquidated KDAC Litvinova files complaint against journalist for revealing her Russian citizenship Arina Litvinova, a judge of the liquidated Kyiv District Administrative Court, filed a complaint to the Prosecutor’s Office and the High Council of Justice against Schemes journalist Heorhii Shabaiev. In her complaint, Litvinova asks the prosecutor’s office to initiate criminal proceedings against the journalist, who had previously found her to have Russian citizenship, under the article "interference in the activities of a judge." 8 932 69 Incidents

ковальчук Judge Kovalchuk, who suspended Rivne Mayor Tretiak, bought Mercedes month later Rivne Court of Appeal judge Nadiia Kovalchuk, who rejected Rivne Mayor Oleksandr Tretiak’s appeal against his one-year suspension from office, subsequently bought a business class car. 8 641 75 Society

суддя,літвінова Judge of liquidated KDAC Litvinova has Russian citizenship and receives monthly salary of 135 thousand UAH while awaiting re-certification - media. PHOTO Arina Litvinova, a judge of the now liquidated Kyiv District Administrative Court, who has a current status as a judge, is a citizen of the Russian Federation. 18 190 100 Incidents

богачук,червінський Kyiv Court of Appeal judges recuse themselves from Chervinskyi case The panel of judges of the Kyiv Court of Appeal, which was to consider the defense’s appeal against the extension of the detention of SOF Colonel Roman Chervinskyi, recused themselves today. 6 408 27 Incidents

любомир,андрійчук Constitutional Court candidate Andriychuk could not say when Constitution was adopted. VIDEO During the interview for the position of a judge of the Economic Court of Zakarpattia region, Liubomyr Andriychuk, a lecturer at Uzhhorod National University, could not answer the question about when the Constitution of Ukraine was adopted. 13 119 107 Society

суддя,білгород-дністровський HACC arrests judge of Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi City District Court suspected of taking bribe to facilitate mobilization evasion The High Anti-Corruption Court has arrested Oleksandr Boiarskyi, a judge of the Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi City District Court, with the possibility of bail of UAH 1 million 59 thousand. 1 307 2 Society

львов,богдан Judge Lviv with Russian passport was reinstated in his position The court reinstated Bohdan Lviv, the head of the Commercial Court of Cassation within the Supreme Court, and ordered him to pay his salary for the period of forced absenteeism. 10 276 119 Incidents

сбу,суддя SSU and NABU expose corruption scheme of men’s illegal departure abroad in Odesa district court: Judge helped fugitives for bribes. PHOTOS The SSU jointly with the NABU eliminated a large-scale corruption scheme in Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi City District Court of Odesa region. It was established that for USD 3.5 thousand, the court made decisions that allowed men of conscription age to avoid mobilisation and go abroad. Court employees and intermediaries were involved in the fraud. 6 195 22 Previously in trend: Fighting corruption in Ukraine Grafters

схеми Judges, MPs, MIA and SBI employees became owners of luxury cars during war - media. PHOTO Skhemy journalists analysed the State Register of Declarations, which was reopened to the public on 10 December, and found a number of civil servants who purchased luxury cars after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Among them are MPs, employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the State Bureau of Investigation, judges of district and appellate administrative courts. 56 060 102 Previously in trend: E-declarations of senior officials

головатий CCU Judge Holovatyi has been elected as Chairman of Subcommittee on Supremacy of Law of Venice Commission At the 137th plenary session of the Venice Commission, the Chairman of the Subcommission on the Supremacy of Law was elected. Serhii Holovatyi was elected as the Chairman. 3 831 22 Ukrainian Politics

олексій,тандир Judge Tandyr, who knocked down and killed National Guard officer, while staying in jail, receives 63 thousand UAH monthly salary Having been in a pre-trial detention center for six months, Judge Oleksii Tandyr receives a salary from the Makarivskyi District Court of Kyiv Region. 7 385 75 Incidents

суд Four judges of the Kyiv Court of Appeal found on a bribe were informed of suspicion, - SAPO On 30 November 2023, the SAPO prosecutors served notice of suspicion to four judges of the Kyiv Court of Appeal who were caught taking a bribe of USD 35,000 for deciding to cancel the seizure of property. 3 768 27 Previously in trend: Fighting corruption in Ukraine

суд Four judges of Kyiv Court of Appeal were detained on bribe in case of "Motor Sich" - mass media (updated) Detectives of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine and prosecutors of the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office detained several judges of the Kyiv Court of Appeal on bribery. 37 815 81 Previously in trend: Fighting corruption in Ukraine

анатолій,нагорний Defending Ukraine, the chairman of the Vaselivskyi district court of Zaporizhzhya region Anatoly Nagorny died. PHOTO On 15 November 2023, Anatoly Oleksandrovych Nagorny, Chairman of the Vaselivskyi District Court of Zaporizhzhia Region, died while defending Ukraine. 15 376 48 War in Ukraine

паспорт,російський "Skhemy" revealed another Ukrainian judge with Russian passport. PHOTO Valentyna Simonenko, a Supreme Court judge who submitted her resignation in March 2023, has a Russian passport. 21 917 80 War in Ukraine

арестова Media: Judge Arestova has Russian passport and visited occupied Crimea. PHOTO Judge of the Donetsk District Administrative Court Liudmyla Arestova, according to an extract from the automated system ’Rospasport’, is a citizen of the Russian Federation. 23 705 91 Previously in trend: Justice

дтп,суддя,тандир Issue on arrest of judge Tandyr to be considered on May 27 - High Council of Justice Application for consent to detention of judge Oleksii Tandyr, who caused a fatal road accident in Kyiv, is to be considered tomorrow. 2 787 23 Previously in trend: Rich kids on roads

дтп,суддя,тандир Prosecutor’s Office: Judge who drunkenly drove to death National Guard officer at Kyiv checkpoint is served notice of suspicion Head of one of district courts of Kyiv region was served a notice of suspicion on committing a fatal road accident while being in a state of alcohol intoxication (Part 3 Art. 286-1 of Criminal Code of Ukraine). 8 911 57 Previously in trend: Drunk driving

дбр Judge Tandyr, who shot down National Guardsman in Kyiv, refused to pass examination, - SBI. PHOTOS The State Bureau of Investigation opened an investigation into a road accident in Kyiv, where Judge Tandyr ran over a National Guardsman to death. 18 234 141 Previously in trend: Car Accident

суддя Bribe-taking judge of Baryshiv District Court was sentenced to 8.5 years in prison with confiscation of property - HACC verdict The Higher Anti-Corruption Court (HACC) found the judge of the Baryshiv district court of the Kyiv region guilty of obtaining an illegal benefit and sentenced him to 8 years and 6 months of imprisonment. 4 036 13 Previously in trend: Grafters

суддя "Judge" from occupied Yevpatoria, who contributed to new deportation of Crimeans to Siberia, was exposed - SSU. PHOTOS The security service continues to systematically expose traitors and collaborators who are in the temporarily captured areas of our state. As a result of multi-stage investigative and operational actions for cooperation with the Russian Federation, suspicion was reported to two more high-ranking officials. 4 984 9 Previously in trend: Occupation of Crimea Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas War

ocean The Pechersky Court lifted arrest of the shopping and entertainment center owned by Russian oligarch and Putin’s friend Arkady Rotenberg The trade and manufacturing center is linked to a Russian oligarch who finances the war against Ukraine. 24 950 148 Previously in trend: Sanctions against Russia

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. 6 447 98 Ukrainian Politics

President Zelenskyi appoints 27 judges to local courts President Zelenskyi appoints 27 judges to local courts President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi has appointed 27 judges to local general courts. 6 469 36 Previously in trend: Judicial reform

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