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They offered $1 million bribe to police and $100,000 for contract killing of witnesses: two lawyers detained in Dnipro. PHOTOS In Dnipro, law enforcement officers have charged two lawyers who offered 1 million dollars to police officers to avoid criminal liability for their client, and 100 thousand dollars for the intentional murder of witnesses in criminal proceedings. 10.07.25 17:50 4 853 16 Previously in trend: Grafters

Unauthorized access to Ukraine’s Unified Register of Court Decisions: HACC sets ₴10 million bail for Borzykh The High Anti-Corruption Court (HACC) has partially granted the prosecutor's request and set bail of ₴10 million for lawyer Dmytro Borzykh, who is suspected of unauthorized access to the Unified State Register of Court Decisions. 07.04.25 21:46 6 065 2 Previously in trend: Case of Dmytro Borzykh

NABU exposes scheme of illegal access to classified court rulings The NABU and the SAPO have served two lawyers and the actual head of the law firm with a notice of suspicion of unauthorized access to the classified part of the Unified State Register of Court Decisions (USRCD). 01.04.25 20:28 1 730 4

Lawyer who offered $5,000 to border guard for smuggling draft dodger detained. PHOTOS A lawyer was exposed in Mykolaiv region for offering a $5000 bribe to a border guard for illegally smuggling a man of military age abroad. 19.03.25 15:15 4 351 17

Well-known lawyer from Dnipro corrected Russian missile strike on drone modernisation company: detained while trying to flee from Ukraine - SSU. PHOTOS SSU CI officers and investigators prevented the escape from Ukraine of one of the most secretive FSB agents in Dnipropetrovsk region. He was a well-known local lawyer who corrected Russian missile strikes on the regional centre. 22.01.25 12:00 38 149 58

SSU initiates cases against 12 lawyers for assistance in evading mobilisation - "Slidstvo.Info" The Security Service of Ukraine has opened 11 criminal proceedings against 12 lawyers who helped men liable for military service to avoid mobilisation and forged documents for them to travel abroad. 27.11.24 11:09 8 258 42

Montian forfeits her right to lawyer activity in Ukraine - Prosecutor General’s Office Lawyer Tetiana Montian, who publicly justifies Russian aggression in Ukraine, has forfeited her right. 24.10.24 22:21 4 097 78

For $10-12 thousand, they helped to get job at SE for sake of exemption: Two lawyers are arrested. PHOTOS Two lawyers were detained for bribing people to get jobs at state-owned enterprises in order to obtain exemption from mobilisation. 04.10.24 16:15 42 513 20

"White" military tickets were sold for $25,000: Lawyer and his accomplice were detained in Dnipro. PHOTOS Law enforcers served a notice of suspicion to the serviceman, who is also a lawyer, and his civilian accomplice. They organised a business on the evaders. 23.08.24 15:06 4 755 7

Wanted ex-prosecutor and his lawyer mother-in-law, who was involved in "schemes for evaders", were detained in Lviv - SSU. PHOTOS A lawyer and her son-in-law, a former prosecutor who was on the wanted list, were detained in Lviv. 06.07.24 14:56 39 358 60

$200,000 bribe to NACB detective and SAPO prosecutor: Metropolitan lawyer Nosov was notified of suspicion Anti-corruption authorities reported the suspicion to the capital lawyer who offered a bribe of $200,000. 05.06.24 13:56 2 422 12 Previously in trend: Grafters

Police detained lawyer in Chernihiv region on UAH 200,000 bribe for status of unfit for military service Police detained a lawyer in Chernihiv while she was receiving a bribe of UAH 200,000. For this amount, a citizen was supposed to receive a positive conclusion on his unfitness for military service after a medical examination by a military medical commission. 08.01.24 17:31 5 199 24 Society

Information about beating of Dubinsky in pre-trial detention center was not confirmed. Pre-trial detention center is preparing an appeal regarding lawyers’ actions The administration of the Kyiv Pre-Trial Detention Centre will appeal to the State Bureau of Investigation and the Qualification and Disciplinary Commission of the Bar regarding the actions of the lawyers of Oleksandr Dubinsky, a suspect in high treason. 04.12.23 09:27 8 003 58 Incidents

To date, Chervinskyi has not been provided with medical care, despite numerous petitions from defenders, - lawyer Vasyliuk Today, the Kyiv Court of Appeal was supposed to consider the complaint of the defense in the case of Colonel Roman Chervinskyi against the decision of the Shevchenkivskyi District Court of the capital to extend the terms of his detention, which was adopted without the participation of his lawyers. However, it was withdrawn from consideration because the case materials were not delivered to the court. 24.10.23 15:30 2 069 17 Society

Former SSU chief Bakanov shows his legal certificate. PHOTO Former head of Security Service of Ukraine, Ivan Bakanov, confirmed that he had received a lawyer’s certificate in Poltava region. 19.07.23 23:18 15 330 119 Ukrainian Politics

PGO suspects ex-Occupied Territories Minister Hrymchak of improper influence instead of swindling The Prosecutor General's Office (PGO) has clears former deputy temporarily occupied territories minister, Yurii Hrymchak, of suspicion of swindling and notified him of suspicion of improper influence. 22.10.19 14:26 3 400 68 Previously in trend: Hrymchak detained

Five Crimean Tatars convoyed back to Crimea from Russia The detained people are suspected of membership in Hizb ut-Tahrir, the fundamentalist movement banned in Russia; first five Crimean Tatars were arrested under these charges in Crimea in October 2016. 31.07.19 12:13 832 5 Previously in trend: Reprisals in Russian-occupied Crimea

Electronic tag removed and foreign passport returned to Kherson official suspected of ordering Handziuk assassination – lawyer The lawyers are preparing an appeal against the court's decision to suspend Manher from the post of Kherson Regional Council chairman for one month. 11.03.19 13:54 5 064 97 Previously in trend: Attack on Handziuk

"His sight decreased, he is nearly blind," - lawyer on Kremlin’s Ukrainian prisoner Hryb Ukrainian political prisoner Pavlo Hryb, who is unlawfully held in the Russian prison, is unable to read and cannot even see faces properly. 23.12.18 14:30 5 927 80 Previously in trend: Ukrainian hostages in Russia

Health Ministry confirms Zaitseva, who caused fatal car accident in Kharkiv, was under influence, - victims’ lawyer. DOCUMENT (in Ukrainian) Olena Zaitseva was under influence of drugs or other intoxicating substances when the road traffic accident with her involvement took place. 01.08.18 13:05 19 037 134 Previously in trend: Rich kids on roads

Onyshchenko's lawyer refutes his client’s statement about pressure exerted by Kholodnytskyi: "I met with SAP chief on my own initiative" Lawyer Oleh Ishchenko, who defends a number of persons indicted in the "gas case" including runaway MP Oleksandr Onyshchenko, says the Specialized Anti-corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAP) has never offered his client to testify against the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU). 30.07.18 17:29 7 462 40 Previously in trend: Onyshchenko case

Russia’s Penitentiary Service admits Sentsov’s Ukrainian citizenship, - lawyer Dinze. DOCUMENT Dmitry Dinze, the attorney of Ukrainian political prisoner Oleh Sentsov, who is serving his sentence in a high-security prison in Russia’s Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous District, made public a certificate issued by the Office of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia saying that filmmaker is a citizen of Ukraine. 25.06.18 11:47 20 043 55 Previously in trend: Ukrainian hostages in Russia

Russian defender of Ukrainian political prisoners stripped of lawyer license "over tweets" Mark Feygin, the Russian lawyer of a Ukrainian journalist Roman Sushchenko whom the FSB accused of espionage, has been deprived of his official license in Russia. 25.04.18 10:29 23 915 129 Incidents

Court cancels pre-trial electronic monitoring of MP Poliakov, - lawyer Solomianskyi district court of Kyiv ruled to cease electronic tracking of Ukrainian MP, a member of the People’s Front faction Maksym Poliakov. 09.02.18 12:30 18 322 66 Previously in trend: Case of Rozenblat and Poliakov

Probe into Kharkiv deadly car crash completed, - lawyer The pre-trial investigation into the road traffic accident that took place in downtown Kharkiv which claimed lives of six pedestrians and caused injuries to another five was completed. 01.02.18 13:11 13 999 42 Incidents

"No law violations; fuel price went up due to market price fluctuations," - Kasko on fuel scandal in MoD A group of defense attorneys representing interests of Trade Commodity, company involved in fuel procurement scandal in Ukraine's Ministry of Defense, has announced its stance at a press conference in Kyiv on Monday. 16.10.17 14:06 43 770 146 Previously in trend: Deputy defense minister Pavlovskyi detained

Search, detention occurred in Simferopol district of Crimea, - attorney Semedliaev On Monday, Oct. 2, people in masks conducted a search in a Crimean village of Molodizhne, Simferopol district, in the home of Crimean resident Renat Suleimanov. 02.10.17 11:58 5 024 4 Previously in trend: Reprisals in Russian-occupied Crimea

"It's time to make amends for MH17, Mr Putin," - open letter to Russian President by victims attorney Some think MH17 must have been a terrible, inevitable mistake of war. The facts scream intent and motive. It was a calculated military strike as willful as the killing of one more political opponent. 12.07.17 15:17 46 334 122 World

Yanukovych decided not to participate in high treason trial and revoked his lawyers Former President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych has announced he had decided not to participate in the trial on his high treason and wants to revoke his lawyers. 06.07.17 10:02 26 405 91 Ukrainian Politics

Occupational court of Crimea declined political prisoner Chiygoz's request to see his dying mother Kremlin-controlled so-called 'High court' of the occupied Crimea on June 15 again refuted a request by Crimean Tatar leader Akhtem Chiygoz to be allowed to see his mother, who is terminally ill. 15.06.17 18:41 5 853 10 Previously in trend: Ukrainian hostages in Russia

Relatives of troopers killed in downed Il-76 plane sue Chief of Staff Muzhenko The lawsuit against Chief of Staff Viktor Muzhenko was filed May 12 on behalf of the relatives of commandos who died in Il-76 military aircraft downed over Luhansk airport on June 14, 2014. 16.05.17 20:42 36 207 120 Previously in trend: Sentence on Nazarov

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. 28.03.17 11:22 27 202 30 Ukrainian Politics

Il-76 case: General Nazarov pleads not guilty, lawyers seek acquittal The defense of Major General Victor Nazarov, accused of the death of 49 Ukrainian servicemen in June 2014, asks the court to acquit him citing the absence of a crime in his actions. 15.03.17 10:10 14 763 52 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

Pre-trial probe in Nasirov case may take up to four months, lawyer says The criminal investigation against chief of Ukraine's tax and customs authority Roman Nasirov will not be quick. 13.03.17 11:05 10 946 63 Previously in trend: Trial of Nasirov

SAP to appeal bail amount in Nasirov's arrest and demand 2 billion, - Kholodnytskyi The Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAP) intends to file an appeal against the decision of the Solomanskyi District Court of Kyiv that arrested dismissed head of the State Fiscal Service Roman Nasirov under 100 million hryvnia bail. 07.03.17 13:37 27 636 113 Previously in trend: Trial of Nasirov

Court dismisses motion to adjourn Nasirov case hearing for March 7 Solomianskyi district court of Kyiv has dismissed the motion filed by the lawyers of State Fiscal Service Chairman Roman Nasirov to adjourn hearing to impose pre-trial restriction on him. 06.03.17 23:54 24 003 68 Previously in trend: Trial of Nasirov

Nasirov's lawyers deliberately biding time, - Kholodnytskyi. VIDEO The lawyers of the Chairman of the State Fiscal Service of Ukraine Roman Nasirov are intentionally delaying the hearing at the Solomianskyi District Court of Kyiv, which is to impose pre-trial restriction, in order to expire 72 hours allotted by the law for this procedure. 05.03.17 16:00 15 786 141 Previously in trend: Trial of Nasirov

Nasirov taken to court to impose pre-trial restriction The Chairman of the State Fiscal Service of Ukraine Roman Nasirov was brought to Solomianskyi District Court of Kyiv to impose pre-trial restriction. 05.03.17 10:38 12 461 86 Previously in trend: Trial of Nasirov

Nasirov taken to Strazhesko Institute of Cardiology, - lawyer Lysak Suspended Chairman of the State Fiscal Service of Ukraine Roman Nasirov was transported from Feofania hospital to Strazhesko Institute of Cardiology. 04.03.17 15:39 14 232 104 Previously in trend: Trial of Nasirov

Lawyer says Nasirov stays in Feofania, moving him too risky Suspended Chairman of the State Fiscal Service of Ukraine Roman Nasirov stays on the territory of Feofania hospital run by the State Management of Affairs. 03.03.17 22:31 36 515 284 Previously in trend: Trial of Nasirov

Lawyer says Firtash may stay in Vienna for another year Ukrainian businessman Dmytro Firtash, who has stayed in Vienna since March 2014 over the U.S. request to extradite him, may spend between several months and a year in the Austrian capital as his case is unprecedented for the Austrian justice. 22.02.17 18:06 8 899 25 Previously in trend: Firtash arrested

Georgian Legion's Tsertsvadze released from jail by prosecutorial decision, - lawyer. PHOTO Citizen of Georgia Gia Tsertsvadze, who fought alongside Ukrainian soldiers in the Donbas and whose extradition is requested by Russia on charges of murder, has been released. 26.01.17 21:02 67 199 214 Ukrainian Politics

Kremlin has plan to purge Crimea of disloyal Crimean Tatars and other opponents of annexation, - Feygin Today's arrest of lawyer Emil Kurbedinov indicates the Kremlin has an approved plan for the final cleansing of the Russian-occupied peninsula of disloyal Crimean Tatars and other opponents of the annexation. 26.01.17 17:35 14 876 28 Previously in trend: Reprisals in Russian-occupied Crimea

Lawyer assassinated in Kyiv last night. PHOTOS The tragic event happened on Mykilsko-Slobidska Street last night. 21.01.17 12:55 109 936 117 Incidents

Verdict in Il-76 case to be delivered within one month, - lawyer It will take judges one month to come up with a verdict in a criminal proceeding into the crash of Il-76 aircraft shot down by terrorists over Luhansk on June 14, 2014. 11.01.17 00:13 16 682 50 Ukrainian Politics

Suspect in journalist Veremii’s murder released from custody for third time, - defense counsel Yurii Krysin, who was charged with deadly attack on journalist Viacheslav Veremii, was detained twice and convicted once for commission of crimes more “usual” for him since he was released from custody in Veremii’s case. Krysin was recently released at large for the third time. 23.12.16 20:54 19 370 30 Previously in trend: Investigation of crimes against Maidan

Beziazykov's lawyer: "Die there, spend two years in captivity, return, and be destroyed by authorities" The lawyer of Ukrainian Army Colonel Ivan Bezyazykov says the court's ruling to arrest his client for two months is unfair. 15.12.16 11:06 68 060 227 Ukrainian Politics

Interpol refused to put fugitive MP Onyshchenko on wanted list, - lawyer Interpol refused to issue an international arrest warrant towards the Ukrainian people's deputy Oleksandr Onyshchenko. 11.12.16 14:42 45 845 166 Previously in trend: Onyshchenko case