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The Ukrainian judicial system is under intense scrutiny with recent revelations and investigations highlighting rampant corruption. The 'Book of Executioners of the Ukrainian People' has exposed 49 judges who allegedly sentenced Ukrainians based on fabricated charges. Furthermore, the media reports have uncovered extravagant assets linked to Judge Stasiuk's family, implicating him in suspicious activities. High-profile cases, such as the arrest of ex-judge Leonov for bribery, underscore systemic issues. NABU's operation 'Themis' has led to searches and investigations of Supreme Court judges, further implicating the judiciary in corrupt practices. With continuously emerging stories of illicit enrichment and judicial misconduct, there is a pressing call for transparency and reform in the Ukrainian judicial system.
How prevalent is corruption among Ukrainian judges?
Corruption among Ukrainian judges is notably prevalent, with numerous cases of bribery, illicit enrichment, and abuse of power being reported. Investigations by NABU and other agencies have brought to light significant corruption, underscoring the need for robust reforms and transparency within the judicial system.
What actions are being taken against corrupt judges in Ukraine?
Authorities, including the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU), are actively conducting investigations and conducting operations such as 'Themis' to address corruption. These efforts aim to expose and prosecute judges involved in bribery and illicit enrichment, signaling a move towards accountability and judicial reform.
What is the 'Book of Executioners of the Ukrainian People' project?
The 'Book of Executioners of the Ukrainian People' is a project that has revealed judges involved in sentencing Ukrainians on fabricated charges, particularly highlighting those in Russian courts. This initiative seeks to document and publicize judicial abuses and contribute to international awareness and accountability efforts.
Are high-ranking judges also implicated in corruption in Ukraine?
High-ranking judges, including those in the Supreme Court, have been implicated in corruption and illicit activities. Investigations have uncovered instances of substantial asset accumulation, drawing scrutiny and criticism regarding widespread judicial corruption among senior judicial figures.
What role does NABU play in addressing judicial corruption?
The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU), in collaboration with the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office, plays a critical role in combating judicial corruption. Their initiatives include conducting thorough investigations, bringing charges against implicated judges, and ensuring that these cases are pursued within the legal framework to uphold judicial integrity.
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Names of 49 Russian judges who sentenced Ukrainians on basis of fabricated cases have been identified The ‘Book of Executioners of the Ukrainian People’ project has published the names of 49 judges from two Russian district military courts who, since August 2022, have handed down convictions against at least 352 Ukrainian citizens, including prisoners of war. 489 6 Previously in trend: trial of Ukrainian prisoners in Russia Court cases against Ukrainians in Russia Ukrainians convicted in the Russian Federation
Real estate worth 27 million hryvnias: Media report on assets of Judge Stasiuk’s family, who appears in NABU "Themis" recordings. VIDEO Journalists have uncovered a flat and parking spaces in the Pechersk district of the capital, country houses on the outskirts of Kyiv, and a new minivan in the most expensive specification belonging to relatives of Serhii Stasiuk, a judge at the Kyiv Commercial Court, who is implicated in the... 5 627 30 Previously in trend: Forrest Gump operation
NABU tracks down ex-judge Leonov, sentenced to 11 years for demanding $30,000 bribe but fled. PHOTO The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office located and detained Andrii Leonov, a former judge of the Babushkinskyi District Court of Dnipropetrovsk. He had evaded an 11-year prison sentence for bribery for more than three years.... 5 868 20
NACP to examine lifestyle of Kyiv Commercial Court head Bosyi after journalists investigate his family’s luxury property The National Agency on Corruption Prevention (NACP) will examine the lifestyle of Vadym Bosyi, head of the Commercial Court of Kyiv, following a journalistic investigation into his family’s property. 3 738 16 Previously in trend: Undeclared assets
Supreme Court has overturned dismissal of three judges from Kyiv Court of Appeal who were caught taking bribe of $35,000, – Shabunin The Supreme Court has overturned the decision of the High Council of Justice (HCJ) to dismiss three judges of the Kyiv Court of Appeal – Ihor Pallenyk, Yurii Slyva and Viktor Hlynianyi – whom the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) and the Specialised Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s... 7 825 58 Previously in trend: Fighting corruption in Ukraine Grafters
Estates, family’s business in Russia and "Themis" special operation: what is known about searches at home of Dashutin, head of Supreme Court’s Administrative Cassation Court. PHOTO Ihor Dashutin, head of the Administrative Court of Cassation within the Supreme Court, has become a subject of the ‘Themis’ special operation conducted by the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) and the Specialised Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) – searches were carried... 5 393 16 Previously in trend: cases of illicit enrichment
Operation ’Themis’: searches carried out at homes of two Supreme Court judges On 19 August, as part of Operation ‘Themis’, searches were carried out at the homes of two Supreme Court judges. 30 920 83 Previously in trend: Forrest Gump operation
Zelenskyy appoints new HACC judges: needed to unlock EUR 300 million from EU President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed decrees appointing 16 judges to the High Anti-Corruption Court (HACC). The appointments are required to secure between EUR 250 million and EUR 300 million from the EU under the Ukraine Facility programme. 1 818 25 Previously in trend: Ukraine Facility Appointment of judges
Former Odesa region judge Dobrov sentenced to 7 years for accepting UAH 50,000 bribe The High Anti-Corruption Court sentenced the former acting chairman of the Kominternivskyi District Court in the Odesa region to seven years in prison. The judge was found guilty of accepting a bribe of nearly UAH 50,000. According to media reports, the former judge is Pavlo Dobrov. 2 103 13 Previously in trend: Grafters Bribery in courts
Ukraine’s ICC candidate fails to qualify due to insufficient English proficiency – committee conclusion Ukraine’s candidate for the position of judge at the International Criminal Court, Lev Kishakevych, does not meet the requirements for appointment due to his insufficient proficiency in English. This was the conclusion reached by the Advisory Committee on Nominations of Judges of the ICC. 16 886 68 Previously in trend: Competition to select ICC judges
He was listening to Russian music at high volume in courtyard of building, and after being told off, he opened fire: former judge from Kyiv has been notified of charges against him Under the procedural guidance of the Kyiv City Prosecutor’s Office, a retired judge of the Shevchenkivskyi District Court of Kyiv has been notified that he is suspected of hooliganism involving the use of a weapon. 6 417 85 Previously in trend: Shooting in Kyiv
11-year-old boy died after being hit by judge at crosswalk in Kryvyi Rih An 11-year-old boy died in the hospital after being struck by Yevheniia Kostenko, a judge of the Dovhintsevskyi District Court in Kryvyi Rih, at a crosswalk in February. 3 858 20 Previously in trend: Traffic accidents involving judges
Family of former High Commercial Court judge Karaban has acquired assets worth over $2.5 million in just few years, - media. PHOTO The family of Volodymyr Karaban, a former judge of the High Commercial Court, which includes several generations of judges and judicial staff, has amassed assets worth over $2.5 million in recent years. Among the ‘gains’ of the judicial clan are dozens of flats in luxury residential complexes,... 3 990 36 Previously in trend: cases of illicit enrichment
UAH 2.5 million and UAH 2 million: HACC imposes preventive measures on Supreme Court judges in corruption case The High Anti-Corruption Court has imposed preventive measures on two judges of the Supreme Court of Ukraine who are suspected of involvement in a corruption case. 1 223 10 Previously in trend: Case of Supreme Court judge Kniaziev Corruption in the Supreme Court
Illicit enrichment of 16.7 million hryvnias and failure to declare assets: judge notified of suspicion, - NABU The NABU and SAPO have notified a judge of one of the commercial courts of appeal that he is suspected of illicit enrichment and making false declarations. 1 550 13 Previously in trend: cases of illicit enrichment
Twenty-two newly appointed judges took oath of office in presence of Zelenskyy A swearing-in ceremony for newly appointed judges was held in Kyiv with the president in attendance. 2 649 38 Previously in trend: Appointment of judges
Attack on judge in Dnipro: four suspects arrested without right to bail The court has ordered preventive measures for the suspects involved in the attack on a judge in the city of Dnipro — detention without the right to post bail. 2 002 7
Following results of competition, 22 potential HACC judges have been selected, - Transparency International Ukraine. LIST The HQCJ and the Public Council of International Experts have identified 22 potential judges for the High Anti-Corruption Court, who will take up their posts provided they pass the subsequent stages. 1 537 9 Previously in trend: Appointment of judges
Head of Solomianskyi District Court, Ukrainets, spent four years building cottage worth $100,000 and failed to declare it, - AntAC Vitalii Ukrainets, the president of the Solomianskyi District Court of Kyiv, failed to declare an unfinished construction project in an upmarket suburb of Kyiv for four years. 4 091 26 Previously in trend: Declaration of false information
Judge who struck two teenagers at crosswalk in Kharkiv will face trial, - prosecutor’s office An investigation has been completed in Kharkiv into a high-profile traffic accident in which a judge struck two minors at a crosswalk. The girls sustained serious injuries; one of them still remains unconscious. 2 039 15 Previously in trend: Traffic accidents involving judges
Judge in Bukovyna exposed for inciting lawyer to pay another judge $30,000 bribe – SSU The Security Service of Ukraine and the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine have exposed a judge seconded to one of the courts in the Chernivtsi region who incited a lawyer to pass a US$30,000 bribe to a judge in Kyiv in exchange for an acquittal. 1 297 3 Previously in trend: Fighting corruption in Ukraine
NABU and National Police expose judge from Kirovohrad region for taking bribe to close case. PHOTO The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) and the Specialised Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAPO), together with law enforcement agencies, have exposed a district court judge in the Kirovohrad region and his accomplice for receiving unlawful benefits. 2 480 9 Previously in trend: Grafters
Judge driving BMW hit child on pedestrian crossing in Kryvyi Rih: boy is in serious condition. PHOTO In Kryvyi Rih, a judge from one of the district courts hit an 11-year-old boy on a pedestrian crossing. 6 646 28 Previously in trend: Car Accident
"And for bread?": District court judge in Zakarpattia negotiates with witness about "candy" worth $1,300. VIDEO The High Anti-Corruption Court has chosen a preventive measure in the form of detention with an alternative of 1 million hryvnia bail for a judge of the Volovets District Court in Zakarpattia, who offered to cancel the arrest of 20 cubic metres of timber for a bribe of 1,300 dollars. 5 142 34 Previously in trend: Grafters
Judge Pelykh caught taking bribe mobilised into Ukraine’s Armed Forces Judge Oleksandr Pelykh of the Volovets District Court in Zakarpattia region, who was detained while taking a bribe, has been mobilised. 15 360 100 Previously in trend: Grafters
Judge served with notice of suspicion over fatal road accident in Ivano-Frankivsk region. PHOTOS Under the procedural guidance of the Ivano-Frankivsk Regional Prosecutor’s Office, a judge of the Pidhaitsi District Court in Ternopil region was served with a notice of suspicion for violating traffic safety rules, resulting in the death of a pedestrian and injuries to another person. 7 040 55 Previously in trend: Fatal traffic accidents
Judge-and-prosecutor Hrabets family purchased property with market value of $1 million – media. PHOTO The family of a Kyiv judge and prosecutor has acquired property worth more than one million dollars in recent years. During Russia’s full-scale invasion, Ihor Hrabets, deputy head of the Kyiv Regional Prosecutor’s Office and husband of Svitlana Hrabets, a judge of the Kyiv Regional Commercial... 17 608 41
High Anti-Corruption Court sets UAH 5 million bail for judge suspected of illicit enrichment of UAH 16 million The High Anti-Corruption Court partially granted a motion by NABU detectives, endorsed by an SAPO prosecutor, and imposed bail of UAH 5 million as a pretrial measure on a Kyiv judge suspected of illicit enrichment and filing false asset declarations. 2 658 15 Previously in trend: Declaration of false information
Kyiv judge exposed for illicit enrichment worth UAH 16 million – NABU (updated) The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAPO) have exposed a Kyiv judge on charges of illicit enrichment and submitting false information in asset declarations. 3 705 27 Previously in trend: Fighting corruption in Ukraine Declaration of false information
HCJ overturns decision to dismiss Judge Litvinova, who was found to hold Russian citizenship – Anti-Corruption Action Center The High Council of Justice has overturned its decision to dismiss Arina Litvinova, a judge of the dissolved Kyiv District Administrative Court (KDAC), who had earlier been reported by journalists to hold Russian citizenship. 4 121 44 Previously in trend: Russian citizenship of Judge Litvinova
Judge from Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi, Boiarskyi, who assisted draft dodgers, received suspended sentence and fines Judge Oleksandr Boiarskyi, who, according to the investigation, helped at least 364 draft dodgers from the Armed Forces of Ukraine to leave the country, pleaded guilty and reached an plea deal with the investigation. 4 695 72 Previously in trend: Evasion from mobilization
Judge Hrechana, who acquitted Tyshlek and closed Tymoshenko’s case, to choose Shabunin’s preventive measure Judge Svitlana Hrechana of the Pecherskyi District Court of Kyiv will decide on the preventive measure for Vitalii Shabunin, head of the Anti-Corruption Center (AntAC). 3 262 16 Previously in trend: Suspicion against Shabunin
List of judges involved in Portnov’s mafia network — investigation Journalists have uncovered how Andriy Portnov, former Deputy Head of Yanukovych’s Presidential Administration, managed for years to maintain influence over the judiciary and systematically win court cases. They also investigated which judges from the Pechersky District Court of Kyiv and the Kyiv... 24 648 105 Previously in trend: Judges from Portnov’s group
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. 5 528 44 Previously in trend: mobilisation of corrupt officials
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. 5 423 41
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... 1 791 6
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. 19 917 31
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. 16 142 110
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. 3 482 10 Previously in trend: Fighting corruption in Ukraine
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. 15 083 81
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. 12 714 43 Previously in trend: E-declarations of senior officials
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. 4 764 19
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. 5 344 32
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. 6 349 56 Previously in trend: War
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. 6 948 13
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... 12 899 8
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. 4 958 2
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. 2 125 12
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