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Court orders SBI to open criminal case against General Sodol The Kyiv Court of Appeal has ordered the State Bureau of Investigation to open a criminal case against the former commander of the Joint Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Yurii Sodol. 30.09.24 19:06 11 428 31

Dashboard with data from the register of cases against businesses has been launched in Ukraine The Prosecutor General's Office has launched a dashboard with data from the Unified Register of Pre-trial Investigations on cases against businesses. 31.07.24 16:19 6 0

Consideration of 11 thousand criminal proceedings suspended by courts due to mobilization of accused - media Ukraine has suspended consideration of nearly 11,000 criminal proceedings against defendants who voluntarily mobilized to the Armed Forces. 07.05.24 22:10 5 331 15 Previously in trend: mobilization

Combat commander Chekmaz "Izhak" ("Hedgehog"-ed.) is charged with misappropriation of bulletproof vests. However, they were of poor quality and it would be illegal to register them, - lawyer Law enforcement officers opened proceedings against combat commander Oleksandr Chekmaz "Izhak" ("Hedgehog"-ed.) for allegedly misappropriating bulletproof vests that were donated to the military by volunteers. However, these vests were not certified. Some of them were given to the military, while the rest remained in warehouses, and there is no evidence of their misappropriation. 29.12.23 17:55 9 990 66 Incidents

SSU opened criminal proceedings against Farion: psychological and linguistic examination of her statements was appointed The Security Service of Ukraine has started criminal proceedings and has already appointed a series of examinations on the statements and publications of former Deputy Iryna Farion. 15.11.23 16:55 16 772 686 Incidents

Proceedings opened against Arestovych for sexist remarks about women. DOCUMENT Proceedings were opened against the former adviser of the President’s Office, Oleksiy Arestovych, for making sexist remarks against women. 13.10.23 10:29 8 169 88 Ukrainian Politics

Criminal proceedings have been opened against Korban’s "National Defense Fund", which helps Armed Forces Criminal proceedings have been initiated against the "National Defense Fund", which helps the Armed Forces and the National Guard. 13.09.22 14:45 18 508 100 Incidents

Ukrainian prosecutor general to expedite investigation of over 200 cases related to Akhmetov Ukrainian Prosecutor-General Iryna Venediktova has said she will expedite the investigation of over 200 cases related to "the owner of several known television channels, coalmines and energy companies." 03.12.21 13:11 14 385 90 Ukrainian Politics

Criminal proceedings launched against Censor.NET editor-in-chief Butusov Investigators are studying a video posted by Censor.NET Editor-in-Chief Yurii Butusov on his Facebook page as part of criminal proceedings. 28.11.21 17:35 61 867 421 Previously in trend: Butusov case

Criminal case opened due to creation of Coordination council by Belarusian opposition In Belarus, the criminal case on the seizure of power is opened due to the creation of the Coordination Council. 20.08.20 16:07 12 297 75 Previously in trend: Elections in Belarus

Ryaboshapka confirmed discussing "Poroshenko’s case" with Zelenskyi Former Prosecutor General of Ukraine Ruslan Ryaboshapka confirmed that the so-called "Poroshenko cases" were discussed with President Zelenskyi. 14.05.20 13:43 33 755 281 Ukrainian Politics

SAPO opens case on possible declaring of false info, obtaining undue benefits by Riaboshapka The Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAPO) has opened a case regarding the possible declaring of false information and the receipt of undue benefits by former Prosecutor-General Ruslan Riaboshapka. 06.05.20 16:16 20 593 78 Ukrainian Politics

Prosecutor General's Office starts internal investigation on possible loss of Maidan Case files The Prosecutor General's Office (PGO) started the internal investigation into the possible loss of the files of the Maidan Case. 06.11.19 17:15 4 997 40 Previously in trend: Investigation of crimes against Maidan

SBI opens case upon mass disorders organized by Parubii in Odesa on May 2, 2014 The State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) has opened a criminal case upon mass disorders organized by former chairperson of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine / member of the Ukrainian Parliament of the European Solidarity of former president, Petro Poroshenko, Andrii Parubii, in Odesa on May 2, 2014. 23.09.19 14:22 40 209 598 Previously in trend: Odesa tragedy

SBI opens case upon alleged Parubii’s resistance to exercising of electoral rights The State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) has opened a criminal case upon alleged resistance by former chairman of the Verkhovna Rada, Andrii Parubii, to exercising of the electoral rights. 03.09.19 13:29 11 847 147 Ukrainian Politics

Court urges NACB to open case against Truba The Solomiyanskyi District Court of Kyiv has urged the National Anticorruption Bureau (NACB) to open a criminal case against Director of the State Bureau of Investigation, Roman Truba. 13.08.19 14:44 6 809 44 Ukrainian Politics

Klitschko asks NABU to check Bohdan’s statement on alleged bribery Kyiv Mayor and head of Kyiv City State Administration Vitali Klitschko has asked the National Anti-corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) to open criminal proceedings upon a statement made by head of the President’s Office Andrii Bohdan who reported an attempt to bribe him. 01.08.19 11:11 21 399 313 Previously in trend: Zelenskyi team

NABU opens criminal proceedings against Ukrainian parliament speaker Parubii The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) has brought criminal proceedings against Verkhovna Rada Chairman Andrii Parubiion suspicion of abuse of office and misuse of budget funds. 07.05.19 12:52 12 711 125 Ukrainian Politics

PGO completes Arbuzov case investigation, Lutsenko says Prosecutor General’s Office (PGO) Department for International Legal Cooperation has ended an investigation into the case of former Head of Ukraine National Bank (NBU) Serhii Arbuzov who is suspected of defalcation. 17.01.19 15:40 1 966 47 Previously in trend: Yanukovych Family

NABU’s Sytnyk to stand trial on disclosure charges Nov. 28 The court has set the date of hearing of administrative case against Director of the National Anti-Corruption Agency of Ukraine (NABU) Artem Sytnyk. 17.11.17 19:10 15 301 61 Ukrainian Politics

Prosecutor General Lutsenko under NABU's scrutiny over alleged illicit enrichment The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) initiated criminal proceedings into alleged illicit enrichment of Prosecutor General Yurii Lutsenko. 17.11.17 14:32 79 240 275 Ukrainian Politics

PGO launches probe against NABU Chief Sytnyk over pretrial investigation disclosure, - media The Prosecutor General's Office (PGO) initiated proceedings against NABU director Atrem Sytnyk for alleged divulging of preliminary investigation results. 17.11.17 15:35 25 701 111 Ukrainian Politics

Prosecutor General's Office found no cases featuring Saakashvili as suspect or defendant. DOCUMENT (in Ukrainian) The Prosecutor General's Office of Ukraine (PGO) has found no criminal proceedings against former Odesa governor Mikheil Saakashvili that would feature him as a suspect of a defendant. 04.08.17 15:00 26 870 145 Previously in trend: Saakashvili deprived of Ukrainian citizenship

Prosecutor General's Office served indictment to MP Dobkin. PHOTOS Prosecutor General's Office of Ukraine (PGO) has served an indictment to Opposition Bloc MP Mykhailo Dobkin. 14.07.17 15:59 45 674 133 Previously in trend: Trial of Dobkin

PGO initiated criminal case into bringing Privatbank to insolvency, - Chairman Shlapak Prosecutor General's Office has initiated a case into bringing Privatbank to insolvency. 04.07.17 13:55 25 610 115 Economics

PGO requests court to try Azarov and Stavytskyi in absentia, prosecutor general says The Prosecutor General’s Office of Ukraine requests the court to start trying ex-Prime Minister Mykola Azarov and ex-Energy Minister Eduard Stavytskyi in absentia. 22.05.17 14:21 3 199 32 Incidents

"As soon as case dismissed, I will return to work and expect apologies," - Nasirov Suspended State Fiscal Service Chief Roman Nasirov does not recognize his guilt and expects the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAP) offer him their apologies. 27.04.17 00:00 16 069 91 Previously in trend: Trial of Nasirov

Case of death of State Property Fund head Semeniuk dismissed for lack of corpus delicti, - police The police have closed a criminal proceeding into the death of ex-head of Ukraine's State Property Fund Valentyna Semeniuk-Samsonenko due to the absence of corpus delicti. 20.04.17 16:38 26 733 65 Ukrainian Politics

NABU probes 49 cases of corruption at state enterprises, amount of damage exceeding 20B hryvnia. VIDEO+INFOGRAPHICS (in Ukrainian) Detectives of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) were conducting 319 criminal investigations as of late March 2017. 18.04.17 19:35 26 351 72 Previously in trend: Fighting corruption in Ukraine

NABU files proceedings against Solomianskyi court Head Sheremetieva for dragging out Nasirov case, - Kholodnytskyi The Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAP) says the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) has initiated a criminal investigation against Solomianskyi district court of Kyiv Head Liudmyla Sheremetieva and is now determining its jurisdiction. 30.03.17 17:39 24 198 37 Previously in trend: Trial of Nasirov

Newly appointed State Fiscal Service Acting Head Prodan was under investigation for protecting ‘walnut mafia’, – Skhemy project Myroslav Prodan, who was appointed acting head of the State Fiscal Service of Ukraine on March 3, was under investigation in three criminal cases filed into the so-called "walnut mafia". 03.03.17 18:54 23 213 75 Incidents

Over hundred masterpieces of world famous Ukrainian artist Ivan Marchuk stolen, - adviser to interior minister The law enforcers investigate disappearance of 101 masterworks of world famous Ukrainian artist Ivan Marchuk. 22.02.17 13:15 10 718 9 Incidents

"We must vote as Presidential Administration tells us," – independent MP Rabinovych on Opposition Bloc’s stance. VIDEO The Opposition Bloc parliamentary faction followed instructions of the Presidential Administration as for what decisions to uphold. 08.02.17 12:54 52 118 92 Ukrainian Politics

Russia's Investigative Committee initiates criminal proceedings against five Russians allegedly involved in Right Sector. PHOTOS The Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation opened criminal cases against five Russian citizens accused of involvement in the activities of Ukraine's Right Sector NGO banned in Russia. 23.01.17 13:13 32 210 69 Incidents

Kyiv Regional Prosecutor's Office to probe use of force by MP Pashynskyi, - PGO The case into brawl and shootout with participation of the Ukrainian lawmaker will be investigated by the regional prosecutor's office. 03.01.17 16:21 21 248 117 Incidents

Israel's PM Netanyahu faces charges of bribery, fraud, - The Independent Israel's Attorney General has ordered a criminal investigation into Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu 29.12.16 10:13 46 283 289 Incidents

Law enforcers apprehend illegal gambling industry owners offering $30,000 in bribe, - National Police. PHOTOS Police officers and members of the prosecutor's office detained organizers of gambling industry in the Mykolaiv region who attempted bribing the law enforcers. 21.12.16 19:59 17 324 16 Previously in trend: Grafters

Seven proceedings opened upon checking MPs' e-declarations, - Kholodnytskyi Seven juridical proceedings have been opened regarding verification of electronic declarations of the Verkhovna Rada MPs. 18.12.16 10:54 13 774 109 Ukrainian Politics

Probe into Onyshchenko case in home stretch, SAP’s Kholodnytskyi says The investigation of the case against fugitive Ukrainian MP Oleksandr Onyshchenko is in its final stage: all investigative activities needed to prove charges against the suspects have been completed. 15.12.16 13:11 6 297 61 Previously in trend: Onyshchenko case

NABU files criminal cases against regional council deputy head, two MPs, three judges following e-declarations scrutiny National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) investigates seven criminal proceedings it has initiated after screening the information submitted by the officials in the income statements. 12.12.16 14:12 12 560 26 Previously in trend: E-declarations of senior officials

Head of Ukraine's Accounting Chamber Mahuta suspected of abuse of office, PGO to serve notice of suspicion Prosecutor General's Office (PGO) is investigating a criminal case against head of the Accounting Chamber of Ukraine Roman Mahuta. 16.11.16 14:31 11 392 18 Ukrainian Politics

NAPC faces halt in operation over cases against agency employees, - Riaboshapka The work of the National Agency for Prevention of Corruption (NAPC) may be blocked due to proceedings opened against the agency's two members. 01.11.16 22:58 16 756 46 Ukrainian Politics

Ex-Justice Minister Lavrynovych’s case referred to court, - PGO The Prosecutor General's Office of Ukraine (PGO) referred to the court the indictment against ex-Justice Minister Oleksandr Lavrynovych. 07.10.16 17:43 7 028 4 Incidents

Russia's FSB says Ukrainian journalist Sushchenko is Ukrainian spy, initiates espionage charges against him. VIDEO Russia's FSB has initiated criminal charges against Ukrainian journalist Roman Suchehnko of espionage, stating he is an employee of the Main Intelligence Department of the Defense Ministry of Ukraine gathering secret data of Russian armed forces and the national guard. 03.10.16 11:16 21 140 52 Previously in trend: Ukrainian hostages in Russia

Lutsenko cancels closure of criminal case against rich kid Tolstosheiev Prosecutor General Yurii Lutsenko has ordered to revoke the resolution to close the criminal proceedings against 21-year-old Stanislav Tolstosheiev charged with a deadly car accident outside Livoberezhna metro station in Kyiv and make him undergo additional psychiatric examination in a specialized medical institution in another region of Ukraine. 16.09.16 18:15 27 711 61 Previously in trend: Rich kids on roads

"I am officially in London," - fugitive MP Onyshchenko Volia Narodu parliamentary group MP Oleksandr Onyshchenko states he is currently in London, UK. 29.07.16 17:49 16 269 68 Previously in trend: Onyshchenko case

"NABU pressures people in Yanukovych's best traditions," - ex-MP Martynenko Former People's Front MP Mykola Martynenko claims the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine uses illegal methods during searches conducted under criminal cases where he appears as a witness. 14.07.16 20:35 38 129 242 Ukrainian Politics

Ukraine and Sri Lanka signed Agreements on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Pavlo Klimkin hold negotiations with Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Mangala Samaraweera. 25.06.16 16:31 2 692 26 Ukrainian Politics