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The ongoing scrutiny of the judicial system in Ukraine has revealed multiple cases of corruption, illicit enrichment, and false asset declarations by judges. Highlighted cases include the High Anti-Corruption Court setting bail for a Kyiv judge accused of amassing wealth illegally and hiding assets. Another controversy involves Oleksandr Boiarskyi, accused of aiding draft dodgers. Moreover, NABU exposes a widespread scheme in Odesa, where judges helped facilitate illegal departures from Ukraine. This trend of judicial malpractice highlights deep-rooted systemic flaws and ongoing efforts to combat judiciary corruption in Ukraine.

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

The High Anti-Corruption Court and agencies like NABU and SAPO actively pursue cases of judicial misconduct, setting precedents for accountability. Judges found guilty often face suspension, bail, or dismissal.

Are Ukrainian judges involved in aiding draft dodgers?

Yes, instances have been reported where judges facilitated draft dodging through fabricated legal documents, highlighting a misuse of judicial powers to undermine national security efforts.

How does NABU uncover illicit enrichment among judges?

NABU conducts thorough investigations, analyzing judges' asset declarations for inconsistencies and collaborating with prosecutorial offices to build cases that expose illicit gains and corruption.

Is holding dual citizenship a common issue among Ukrainian judges?

There have been multiple documented cases where judges were found holding Russian passports, raising concerns about divided loyalties and the implications for national security.

What penalties do judges face for corruption in Ukraine?

Judges found guilty of corruption can face serious consequences, including bail conditions, suspension, and ultimately dismissal or imprisonment, depending on the severity of the offense.

How does judicial corruption affect the rule of law in Ukraine?

Corruption within the judiciary undermines trust in the legal system, erodes rule of law foundations, and hinders efforts to establish a transparent, accountable governance structure.

What role does the High Council of Justice play in addressing judicial misconduct?

The High Council of Justice oversees the judiciary, handling disciplinary actions against judges, including dismissals, based on evidence provided by investigative bodies like NABU and SAPO.

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Judge caused a traffic accident in Prykarpattia 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. 6 600 55 Previously in trend: Fatal traffic accidents

Real estate of prosecutor and judge Hrabets 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 Court, along with their relatives, purchased apartments in luxury hotels in Bukovel. What stands out are the prices at which the deals were finalized, simple calculations show that the properties were... 17 002 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. 1 656 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. 19 741 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. 15 812 110

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. 14 799 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. 12 498 43 Previously in trend: E-declarations of senior officials

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. 6 144 56 Previously in trend: War

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). 12 761 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. 4 754 2

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. 11 285 115 Incidents

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. 18 245 100 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. 6 210 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. 56 102 102 Previously in trend: E-declarations of senior officials

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. 37 854 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. 15 418 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. 21 959 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. 23 769 91 Incidents

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. 18 259 141 Incidents

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. 5 006 9 Previously in trend: Occupation of Crimea Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas War

Law enforcers nab Odesa region-based court chairperson for obtaining $6,000 by fraud, - PGO. PHOTOS Law enforcers nab Odesa region-based court chairperson for obtaining $6,000 by fraud, - PGO. PHOTOS Members of the prosecutor's office in charge of the Odesa region, together with operatives of the local Security Service Directorate and police investigators exposed fraud committed by a court chairperson. 4 321 16 Previously in trend: Grafters

Kyiv District Administrative Court judge nabbed while receiving $10,000 in bribe, - SAP. PHOTOS (updated) Kyiv District Administrative Court judge nabbed while receiving $10,000 in bribe, - SAP. PHOTOS (updated) On May 10, 2018, the members of the Specialized Anti-corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAP) assisted by the operatives of the anti-corruption department of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) conducted a special operation to apprehend a judge of the District Administrative Court of Kyiv in action while receiving a bribe. 30 681 83 Previously in trend: Grafters

судья гольник Poltava judge Holnyk says unknown persons attacked her, police check information. PHOTO Judge of Poltava court Larysa Holnyk says she was attacked by unidentified individuals. Local police check the information. 26 551 166 Incidents

взятка Two judges nabbed trying to bribe anti-corruption prosecutor Kholodnytskyi with $300,000. PHOTOS The Prosecutor General's Office together with the Security Service of Ukraine have apprehended the chairman of the Kirovskii District Court of Dnipro and a judge of the same court who tried to bribe the head of the Special Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office Nazar Kholodnytskyi. 164 090 169 Previously in trend: Grafters

обыск вовк House of former wife of District Administrative Court of Kyiv head Vovk being searched. PHOTO Law enforcers are conducting a search in the house owned by former spouse of District Administrative Court of Kyiv head Pavlo Vovk. 58 664 79 Ukrainian Politics

судья SCJ recommends dismissal of "Maidan Judge" Nelli Lastivka, - lawyer. PHOTO The Supreme Council of Justice (SCJ) has recommended the dismissal of another judge charged with delivering unlawful decisions against Maidan activists in 2014. 27 214 30 Ukrainian Politics

взятка судья Solomianskyi court judge nabbed accepting $22,000 in bribe, - Avakov. PHOTOS A judge of the Solomianskyi district court of Kyiv was arrested while taking a $22,000 bribe, Ukraine's interior minister reported. 46 689 78 Previously in trend: Grafters

декларация судья данилова мальвина Superior Economic Court Judge Danylova 'forgot' to declare elite house of her partner, son's companies, and thousands of dollars in cash, - PROSUD. PHOTOS+VIDEO Judge of the Superior Economic Court and candidate to the new Supreme Court Malvina Danylova together with her son has accumulated solid wealth and purchased posh real estate property and luxurious cars without working a single year in business. 70 246 151 Photo News

взятка луценко хозсуд Judge nabbed at taking $16,000 bribe is Liubomyr Holovatiuk involved in Mezhyhiria fraud, - media. PHOTOS+VIDEO Media report that the Economic Court judge who was apprehended last night in Kyiv isLiubomyr Holovatiuk. 54 142 90 Previously in trend: Grafters

взятка луценко хозсуд Kyiv Economic Court judge nabbed accepting $16,000 in bribe, - Lutsenko. PHOTOS Law enforcers have detained a judge of the Kyiv Economic Court as he was trying to receive an undue profit in the amount of $16,000 from a businessman. 41 397 93 Previously in trend: Fighting corruption in Ukraine

суд ефремов Yefremov’s lawyers challenge prosecutor as defendant says case trumped up, refuses to call Russia aggressor state. PHOTOS+VIDEO The defense of former Party of Regions MP Oleksandr Yefremov requested the prosecutor to be recused at today’s session of the Pechersk district court of Kyiv. The defendant reiterated that the case against him was trumped up. 28 715 73 Previously in trend: Arrest of Yefremov

люстрация евромайдан мельничук вксс Judge Melnychuk, supporter of Euromaidan ban, successfully assessed by qualification commission. PHOTO The High Qualification Commission of Judges of Ukraine (VKKS) has found no reasons to deny Volodymyr Melnychuk's lifetime appointment to the post of judge. Melnychuk is known for supporting the court decision prohibiting public rallies in downtown Kyiv in late 2013-early 2014. 32 412 141 Previously in trend: Investigation of crimes against Maidan

татьков емельянов Higher Economic Court top officials indicted for organizing judicial fraud in 2011-2014, - Lutsenko. PHOTOS The criminal proceedings involve some 7,000 instances of illegal human interference with the automated case picking system and intrusion into the work of judges with a view to making them rule in favor of criminals. 23 415 35 Ukrainian Politics

ткаченко судьи галаган Kropyvnytskyi Court of Appeal acquits judge Halahan arrested for drunk driving, - volunteer Sinitsyn. PHOTOS The Kropyvnytskyi City Court of Appeal acquitted Judge Oleksii Halahan apprehended for drunk driving by the patrol police. 111 207 494 Previously in trend: Ukraine's new police Drunk driving

коррупция недвижимость судья Family of judges in Zakarpattia lives above means, becomes object of public scrutiny. PHOTOS Judge families are a widespread occurrence among Ukrainian servants of Themis. Public activists believe lifestyles of such families should be scrutinized and analyzed in detail. 90 556 181 Photo News

чаус Dniprovskyi district court judge Chaus caught accepting $150,000 bribe, - NABU. PHOTOS (updated) Aug. 9, 2016, detectives of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) under the supervision of procedural prosecutors of the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAP) apprehended a judge of the Dniprovskyi district court of Kyiv who was extorting and obtained an unlawful benefit in the amount of $150,000. 132 738 166 Previously in trend: Grafters

швец shvets SBU searched premises of Supreme Economic Court Judge Shvets, found Hungarian passport and $300,000. PHOTOS+VIDEO The officers of the Security Service of Ukraine recorded Judge of the Supreme Economic Court Viktor Shvets accepting a bribe. Large amounts of money and a Hungarian passport were found as the law enforcers raided his office and home. 71 264 134 Previously in trend: Fighting corruption in Ukraine

снайпер мамалуй "I'll personally come after you and hang you upside down on Prymorskyi Boulevard," - Kharkiv judge and ATO veteran Mamalui replied to letter of Sevastopol judge-traitor. DOCUMENT (in Ukrainian) The Commercial Court of the Kharkiv region received request for service of documents from the Kremlin-controlled ‘Arbitration Court of the City of Sevastopol’. The accomplices of the occupying authorities of Sevastopol requested to serve a Ukrainian company the ‘notice of claim’ lodged against it. Judge of the mentioned Kharkiv court, a former anti-terrorist operation (ATO) participant, sniper Oleksandr Mamalui replied to this letter. 159 326 391 Previously in trend: Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas

пожар дидык arson didyk Office of Judge Didyk, trying Russian GRU operatives’ case, set afire tonight. PHOTOS A fire broke out in the office of Judge Mykola Didyk, presiding at the trial of the case of the Russian GRU commandos Aleksandrov and Yerofeyev. According to the Main Military Prosecutor Anatolii Matios, it was an arson. Unknown individuals tossed Molotov cocktails from the street into the judge's office. 65 771 132 Previously in trend: Captured Russian special forces operatives

буран buran Rada authorizes judge-grafter Buran’s detention. PHOTOS The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine has sanctioned detention and pretrial confinement of Oleksii Buran - judge of the Malynovskyi district court of Odesa suspected of bribetaking. 77 696 175 Previously in trend: Corrupt judge Buran

набу Judge nabbed receiving 500,000 hryvnia bribe opens fire and escapes using immunity, - NABU. PHOTO National Anti-corruption Bureau Director Artem Sytnyk reported President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko on a high-profile case of a judge, who was caught receiving a 500,000 hryvnia bribe. 249 958 515 Incidents

судья сокуренко Judge Sokurenko, who lifted arrest of 13 million corrupt francs, owns house in downtown Kyiv and two expensive cars. PHOTOS Kyiv Appeal Court judge Dmytro Sokurenko, known to have previously worked in Donetsk and ruled to lift the arrest of Liechtenstein accounts of infamous judge Artur Yemelianov's wife, is living high. 57 500 136 Photo News

волкова volkova Judge Volkova, who released main suspect of Maidan slaughter, brought before court. PHOTO Before the hearing, judge of the Pechersk district court in Kyiv Svitlana Volkova said that she has not been occupying her position for nine months. 51 295 145 Incidents

судья террористы лнр "LPR"-employed judge Kravchenko claims Ukrainian retirement benefit. PHOTO Judges-collaborators, who violated the oath and chose to serve for the terrorist "LPR," persist in trying to keep their right to retire on general grounds stipulated by the Ukrainian legislation. 61 682 139 Ukrainian Politics

взятка сбу Judge-grafter nabbed in the Lviv region, - SBU. PHOTO The Security Service of Ukraine together with the National Anti-Corruption Bureau exposed a corrupt judge of a local court in one of the districts of the Lviv region. 29 338 85 Previously in trend: Fighting corruption in Ukraine

наб Head of district court nabbed red-handed with bribe in Rivne region, - NAB. PHOTOS On Thursday, Dec. 24, the detectives of Ukraine's National Anti-Corruption Bureau jointly with police and the SBU apprehended the head of one of the district courts in the Rivne region while receiving a bribe. 16 134 40 Incidents

судья царевич Infamous judge of Pechersk district court Tsarevych removed from office. PHOTOS High Qualification Commission of Judges of Ukraine has decided to discharge a judge of the Pechersk District Court of Kyiv Oksana Tsarevych following a submission by the General Prosecutor's Office. 75 104 122 Previously in trend: Fighting corruption in Ukraine

авто дтп кс Ukraine Constitutional Court Head Baulin taken to intensive care unit after car accident. PHOTOS The Constitutional Court press office confirmed information that its Chairman Yurii Baulin got in the accident in the Poltava region yesterday. 78 499 157 Incidents

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