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Ukraine's legal landscape is bustling with significant criminal proceedings impacting various facets of its socio-political scene. From high-profile cases involving former political leaders to controversial trials related to state enterprises, these legal developments are shaping Ukraine's path towards strengthening the rule of law. This page aggregates news on pivotal criminal cases, offering insights into the inner workings of judicial proceedings and their implications on governance and public accountability in Ukraine. Stay informed with the latest updates on key legal battles, ongoing investigations, and court decisions that are defining the nation's commitment to justice and transparency.
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Prosecutor General’s Office opens proceedings against Bezuhla on high treason charges – Taruta The Office of the Prosecutor General has opened criminal proceedings against MP Mariana Bezuhla on suspicion of high treason. 24 355 101 Previously in trend: Bezuhla in Rada
Misappropriation of budget funds: another criminal case opened against Zelenskyy’s PR manager Petrov Following an appeal by Yaroslav Zhelezniak, a member of parliament from the Voice faction, law enforcement agencies have opened another criminal case against black political strategist Volodymyr Petrov. 9 083 25 Previously in trend: Activities of Volodymyr Petrov
US prosecutors drop last case against Trump The Georgia State Attorney's Office has announced the closure of the case against Donald Trump on charges of attempting to influence the 2020 election results. 1 663 14 Previously in trend: US elections
Ukrainian courts suspend 20,000 criminal cases due to defendants’ mobilization – media. INFOGRAPHICS Over three and a half years of full-scale war in Ukraine, courts have closed nearly 20,000 criminal cases due to the mobilization of defendants. 2 647 32 Previously in trend: Mobilisation in Ukraine
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. 11 671 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. 50 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. 5 612 15
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. 10 223 66
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. 17 157 686
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. 8 471 88
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. 18 673 100
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." 14 542 90
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. 62 234 421 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. 12 404 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. 33 949 281
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. 20 722 78
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. 5 095 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. 40 479 598 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. 11 989 147
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. 6 955 44
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. 21 602 313 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. 12 876 125
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. 2 074 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. 15 429 61
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. 79 499 275
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. 25 843 111
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. 27 007 145 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. 45 963 133 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. 25 781 115
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. 3 300 32
"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. 16 170 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. 26 843 65
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. 26 479 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. 24 375 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". 23 315 75
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. 10 848 9
"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. 52 224 92
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. 32 362 69
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. 21 461 117
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 46 388 289
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. 17 432 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. 13 928 109
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. 6 441 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. 12 645 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. 11 544 18
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. 16 927 46
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. 7 138 4
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. 21 368 52 Previously in trend: Ukrainian hostages in Russia
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