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Pretrial restriction measures are a significant focus in Ukraine's legal landscape, highlighted by cases such as "Carthage" and "Mindichgate." Recently, the High Anti-Corruption Court (HACC) ordered the remand of key suspects in these cases. Oleksandr Demianchuk was detained without bail, and SAPO is pursuing bail of UAH 100 million for General Duka, suggesting the seriousness of the charges. Additionally, measures against individuals involved in events like the clashes in Petropavlivska Borshchahivka demonstrate a rigorous approach to maintaining legal order. These cases underscore Ukraine's commitment to tackling corruption and preserving justice.
What is a pretrial restriction in Ukraine?
Pretrial restrictions in Ukraine are legal measures imposed by courts to ensure a suspect's compliance with the investigation process. They can include custody, bail requirements, or house arrest, ensuring the suspect does not flee, tamper with evidence, or hinder the investigation.
Who determines pretrial measures in high-profile cases?
The High Anti-Corruption Court (HACC) is typically responsible for determining pretrial measures in high-profile cases in Ukraine. The court's decisions are based on the severity of the allegations and the risk of obstruction of justice.
Why was Oleksandr Demianchuk remanded in custody without bail?
Oleksandr Demianchuk, a key figure in the "Carthage" case, was remanded in custody without bail by the High Anti-Corruption Court due to the gravity of the charges and the assessed risk of flight or obstruction of justice.
What are the implications of setting a high bail amount such as UAH 100 million for General Duka?
Setting a high bail amount, like UAH 100 million for General Serhii Duka, reflects the severity of the charges and acts as a deterrent against fleeing. It underscores the importance of compliance with judicial processes and indicates the significant resources allegedly involved.
How does a change in pretrial measures affect defendants like Ihor Myroniuk?
A change in pretrial measures, such as from detention to house arrest for Ihor Myroniuk, affects a defendant's freedom and ability to participate in legal defenses. It indicates a shift in perceived risk by the court regarding flight and tampering with evidence.
What is the role of the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) in pretrial cases?
The Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) plays a crucial role in pretrial cases by prosecuting anti-corruption cases, submitting bail and detention requests, and ensuring adherence to legal standards throughout the judicial process.
What factors influence the court's decision on a preventive measure like bail?
Court decisions on preventive measures such as bail are influenced by factors including the nature of the crime, the suspect's criminal record, flight risk, potential evidence tampering, and the severity of potential penalties.
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Yermak’s pretrial restrictions amended: allowed to travel throughout Ukraine The preventive measure imposed on Andriy Yermak, former Head of the President’s Office, has been partially amended. 5 422 65 Previously in trend: Notice of suspicion for Yermak
SSU General Duka has been remanded in custody: bail set at 65 million hryvnias On 6 November, the High Anti-Corruption Court imposed a preventive measure on SSU General Serhiy Duka, who was detained as part of the NABU operation ‘Carthage’. 4 880 27 Previously in trend: Operation Carthage
HACC remands "Carthage" case suspect Demianchuk in custody without bail On November 6, the High Anti-Corruption Court remanded Oleksandr Demianchuk (Consultant), a suspect in Operation "Carthage" and deputy head of a division within the Criminal Investigation Directorate of the Main Directorate of the National Police in Kyiv region, in custody without bail. 5 379 17 Previously in trend: Operation Carthage
SSU General Duka in court: "For me, ₴100 million is like bail with no alternative; I won’t pay it". VIDEO&PHOTOS During a hearing to determine pre-trial restrictions for SSU General Serhii Duka, a suspect in the "Carthage" case, he said he could not pay UAH 100 million in bail and had no intention of fleeing abroad. According to him, his detention is "revenge" by the NABU director. 7 994 58 Previously in trend: Operation Carthage
SAPO seeks custody for SSU General Duka with bail set at UAH 100 million – prosecutor The Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) will ask the court to remand SBU General Serhii Duka, a suspect in the "Carthage" case, in custody with the option of UAH 100 million bail. 1 589 14 Previously in trend: Operation Carthage
Preventive measure is to be determined for SSU General Duka at High Anti-Corruption Court. VIDEO The High Anti-Corruption Court is determining a preventive measure for Serhii Duka, the former first deputy head of the Department for the Protection of National Statehood at the Security Service of Ukraine (SSU). 6 334 26 Previously in trend: NABU searches offices of SSU officers Operation Carthage
Myroniuk, suspect in "Mindichgate", was released from pretrial detention and placed under 24-hour house arrest The High Anti-Corruption Court has changed the preventive measure imposed on Ihor Myroniuk, a defendant in the "Mindichgate" case. 3 832 47 Previously in trend: Mindichgate
Court remands "Carthage" suspect Rybalka in custody until January 2 without bail The High Anti-Corruption Court has imposed a pretrial measure on Vitalii Rybalka, who is implicated in NABU and SAPO's "Carthage" case. He is accused of involvement in a criminal organization linked to providing "protection" for a network of fraudulent call centers. 9 438 25 Previously in trend: Operation Carthage
HACC remands National Police Strategic Investigations Department official Tsenov in custody: UAH 15 million bail. VIDEO&PHOTOS The High Anti-Corruption Court has imposed a pretrial measure on Volodymyr Tsenov, first deputy head of the Strategic Investigations Department of the National Police of Ukraine, who is implicated in NABU and SAPO's "Carthage" case. 4 910 36 Previously in trend: Operation Carthage
SAPO seeks custody for National Police Strategic Investigations Department deputy head Tsenov with UAH 20 million bail Prosecutors are seeking remand in custody with the option of UAH 20 million bail for Volodymyr Tsenov, deputy head of the Strategic Investigations Department of the National Police of Ukraine, a suspect in the "Carthage" case. 3 078 13 Previously in trend: Operation Carthage
Clashes in Petropavlivska Borshchahivka: "Ambulance driver" Yena was taken into custody for 60 days The Solomiansky District Court of Kyiv is determining a preventive measure for Viktor Yena, another individual implicated in the clashes in Petropavlivska Borshchahivka. 4 846 76 Previously in trend: Clash in Petropavlivska Borshchahivka
Court remands Tetiana Kireieva in custody over suspected involvement in clashes outside building in Petropavlivska Borshchahivka Kyiv’s Solomianskyi District Court has remanded Tetiana Kireieva in custody without bail. She is suspected of involvement in an attempt to take her sister’s husband out of a military deployment site in Petropavlivska Borshchahivka under the guise of an "emergency evacuation" by ambulance. 7 432 30 Previously in trend: Clash in Petropavlivska Borshchahivka
Events in Petropavlivska Borshchahivka: Valentyna Moloda remanded in custody for 60 days without bail A court has ruled on a pre-trial measure for Valentyna Moloda, who was the first to arrive at the protest site in Petropavlivska Borshchahivka wearing a paramedic’s uniform and is suspected of obstructing the activities of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. She was remanded in custody without bail. 7 100 105 Previously in trend: Clash in Petropavlivska Borshchahivka
Prosecutors seek detention of Valentyna Moloda, who was in Petropavlivska Borshchahivka in paramedic’s uniform. VIDEO (updated) The Solomianskyi District Court is considering a pre-trial measure for Valentyna Moloda, who was the first to arrive at the protest site in Petropavlivska Borshchahivka wearing a paramedic’s uniform and is suspected of obstructing the activities of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Prosecutors are... 7 366 123 Previously in trend: Clash in Petropavlivska Borshchahivka
Operation Carthage: Former Prosecutor General’s Office official Tymoshenko remanded in custody with bail set at UAH 8 million As part of Operation Carthage, an investigating judge of the High Anti-Corruption Court ordered a pretrial measure for a former head of a department at the Prosecutor General’s Office, another member of the criminal organisation within the office. 3 166 8 Previously in trend: Operation Carthage
Murder of Moseichuk brothers: court keeps former brigade commander Luchanov and other suspects in custody The court has extended the detention of suspects in the abduction and murder of brothers Roman and Maksym Moseichuk from the village of Kalynivka, Bila Tserkva district, Kyiv region, for another 60 days, until 5 December 2026. 1 872 12 Previously in trend: Kidnapping and killing of two civilians Murder of Moseichuk brothers
Teremky protests: court places veteran Dmytryshyn under overnight house arrest Kyiv’s Holosiivskyi District Court has imposed a preventive measure on veteran and activist Liubomyr Dmytryshyn, who participated in protests against tree felling in Kyiv’s Teremky neighbourhood. 4 503 16 Previously in trend: Illegal logging
Laundering of UAH 26 million in assets: HACC indefinitely postpones decision on preventive measure for former judge Lvov The High Anti-Corruption Court has indefinitely postponed a hearing to determine a preventive measure for the former head of the Commercial Court of Cassation, Bohdan Lvov. 1 282 17 Previously in trend: Bohdan Lvov’s case
HACC upheld preventive measure imposed on Mudra The High Anti-Corruption Court has kept Iryna Mudra, the former deputy head of the Presidential Office, in custody. 1 968 10 Previously in trend: Forrest Gump operation Notice of suspicion against Iryna Mudra
Operation "Carthage": Appeals Chamber of HACC upholds detention of Kropyva’s relative Dydych The Appeals Chamber of the High Anti-Corruption Court upheld the pretrial detention order against attorney Oleksandr Dydych, who is implicated in the "Carthage" case. 3 168 4 Previously in trend: Operation Carthage
Court leaves preventive measure unchanged for organizer of weapons exhibition in Kyiv region attacked by Russia with ballistic missiles. PHOTOS Kyiv’s Sviatoshynskyi District Court has extended the detention without bail of the organizer of an event that Russia struck with a missile on 24 July. Ten people were killed in the attack, and around 100 others were injured. 2 316 13 Previously in trend: Russian attack on a test site in the Kyiv region
"Forrest Gump": HACC imposed preventive measure on Stolar – UAH 300 million bail The High Anti-Corruption Court imposed a preventive measure on non-factional MP Vadym Stolar, who features in the NABU and SAPO operations "Forrest Gump" and "Themis." 6 071 11 Previously in trend: Forrest Gump operation
Operation "Carthage": court remands confidant of Prosecutor General’s Office official Kropyva in custody with UAH 15 million bail option The High Anti-Corruption Court (HACC) has remanded another member of the criminal organization – a confidant of the Chancellor – in custody. 6 740 16 Previously in trend: Operation Carthage
Operation "Carthage": Court remands driver of Prosecutor General’s Office official Kropyva in custody with bail set at UAH 3 million The High Anti-Corruption Court has remanded Serhii Kutsyi, the driver of Prosecutor General’s Office official Serhii Kropyva, who is suspected of shielding fraudulent call centres, in custody. 6 210 9 Previously in trend: Operation Carthage
Ivakhnenko (Muse) has been remanded in custody: bail set at 20 million hryvnias The High Anti-Corruption Court has imposed a preventive measure on Yelyzaveta Ivakhnenko, who is implicated in the ‘Carthage’ case 25 269 77 Previously in trend: Operation Carthage
HACC has imposed preventive measure on Kropyva in case involving fraudulent call centers – remand in custody with option of bail set at 120 million hryvnias The High Anti-Corruption Court has imposed a preventive measure on Serhii Kropyva, deputy head of the Department of International Cooperation at the Office of the Prosecutor General, who is suspected of covering up the activities of fraudulent call centres. The court ruled that he should remain... 8 793 43 Previously in trend: Operation Carthage
Measure of restraint imposed on SSU officer Verkhola in case over shooting with DIU in Kyiv – personal surety (updated) A measure of restraint is being considered for SSU officer Nazar Verkhola in the case concerning a shooting between DIU and Security Service of Ukraine personnel. 10 836 32 Previously in trend: Conflict between the DIU and the SSU
Measure of restraint selected for DIU serviceman Ivanov – personal surety. PHOTOS A court is considering a measure of restraint for Serhii Ivanov, a serviceman with the Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine (DIU), in the case concerning the September 1 shooting in Kyiv between DIU and Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) officers. 10 006 56 Previously in trend: Conflict between the DIU and the SSU
Operation "Forest Gump": HACC sets UAH 15 million bail for Sense Bank chairman Stupak but does not remand him in custody On Wednesday, September 2, the High Anti-Corruption Court (HACC) imposed a preventive measure on Oleksii Stupak, chairman of the Management Board of the state-owned Sense Bank and a figure in the National Anti-Corruption Bureau and Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office operation... 1 972 5 Previously in trend: Forrest Gump operation
HACC Appeals Chamber upholds preventive measure for Mudra – detention with option of UAH 20 million bail The Appeals Chamber of the High Anti-Corruption Court upheld the preventive measure of detention with the option of UAH 20 million bail for former Deputy Head of the Office of the President and figure in the Forest Gump and Themis cases Iryna Mudra. 1 735 15 Previously in trend: Forrest Gump operation
HACC has extended its consideration of appeal against preventive measure imposed on Mudra. LIVE BROADCAST The Appeals Chamber of the High Anti-Corruption Court is holding a hearing to consider an appeal against the pre-trial measure imposed on Iryna Mudra, the former deputy head of the Presidential Office. 1 337 4 Previously in trend: Forrest Gump operation Notice of suspicion against Iryna Mudra
"Forrest Gump": Preventive measure against Presidential Office official Dubovyk remains unchanged The preventive measure imposed on Viktor Dubovyk, Director-General for Legal Affairs at the Office of the President, who is implicated in the ‘Forest Gump’ case, has been left unchanged. 2 424 11 Previously in trend: Forrest Gump operation
Court postpones hearing on preventive measure for Sense Bank board chairman Stupak until September 2 The High Anti-Corruption Court will resume its hearing on September 2 to consider a preventive measure for Oleksii Stupak, chairman of the management board of state-owned Sense Bank, who is implicated in the Forest Gump case. 1 623 11 Previously in trend: Forrest Gump operation
Mudra has been remanded in custody: bail set at 20 million hryvnias and electronic monitoring bracelet The High Anti-Corruption Court has imposed a preventive measure on Iryna Mudra, the former deputy head of the President’s Office. 8 343 72 Previously in trend: Forrest Gump operation Notice of suspicion against Iryna Mudra
Mudra’s pretrial detention hearing will continue on August 25: prosecutor is insisting on 150 million bail On the morning of 25 August, the High Anti-Corruption Court will continue proceedings to determine a preventive measure for Iryna Mudra, the former deputy head of the President’s Office, who is implicated in the ‘Forrest Gump’ case. 3 430 32 Previously in trend: Forrest Gump operation Notice of suspicion against Iryna Mudra
Mudra on NABU’s Forest Gump case: "I deny committing any unlawful criminal acts". VIDEO The High Anti-Corruption Court will continue its hearing on imposing a preventive measure on former Deputy Head of the Office of the President Iryna Mudra on Monday, 24 August. She denies the NABU allegations in the Forest Gump case. 5 420 41 Previously in trend: Forrest Gump operation Notice of suspicion against Iryna Mudra
Mykytas remanded in custody: bail set at UAH 30 million The High Anti-Corruption Court (HACC) imposed a measure of restraint on former MP Maksym Mykytas, who is implicated in the Forest Gump case. 7 307 60 Previously in trend: Forrest Gump operation
HACC is deciding on pretrial measure for Mudra: SAPO is requesting her arrest with bail set at 150 million hryvnias. VIDEO&PHOTOS The High Anti-Corruption Court has begun a hearing to determine a preventive measure for Iryna Mudra, the former deputy head of the President’s Office. 9 192 74 Previously in trend: Forrest Gump operation Notice of suspicion against Iryna Mudra
Court continues to decide on pretrial measure for Mykytas: SAPO is requesting his arrest with bail set at 200 million hryvnias. LIVE BROADCAST The High Anti-Corruption Court is considering a preventive measure for former MP Maksym Mykytas, who is implicated in the "Forrest Gump" case. 5 115 40 Previously in trend: Forrest Gump operation
Pre-trial measure will be decided for Mudra today – High Anti-Corruption Court The High Anti-Corruption Court will today decide on a preventive measure for Iryna Mudra, the former deputy head of the President’s Office. 4 380 41 Previously in trend: Forrest Gump operation Notice of suspicion against Iryna Mudra
Chief of Mykolaiv regional TCR, detained for bribery, remanded in custody: bail set at UAH 4.6 million The Tsentralnyi District Court of Mykolaiv has imposed a measure of restraint on the head of the Mykolaiv Regional Territorial Centre of Recruitment and Social Support (TCR and SS), who was detained the previous day while allegedly accepting a $10,000 bribe. 1 735 11 Previously in trend: Grafters Corruption in TCR
HACC upholds ruling requiring Yermak to wear electronic bracelet The High Anti-Corruption Court considered an appeal by the defence team of former Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Andriy Yermak concerning the use of an electronic bracelet as a monitoring measure. 1 900 21 Previously in trend: Notice of suspicion for Yermak
Stefanishyna has still not posted UAH 6 million bail in illicit enrichment case – HACC Former Ukrainian Ambassador to the United States Olha Stefanishyna failed to post the required UAH 6 million bail by the evening of 11 August in a case involving possible illicit enrichment. 2 132 19 Previously in trend: Stefanishyna suspicion
Preventive measure has been imposed on Stefanishyna: bail of 6 million hryvnias. VIDEO Olha Stefanishyna, Ukraine’s Ambassador to the US, has been subject to a precautionary measure in a case concerning illicit enrichment. 4 778 43 Previously in trend: Stefanishyna suspicion
Preventive measure for Stefanishyna: court to announce decision on August 6. VIDEO The hearing on a preventive measure for former Ukrainian Ambassador to the United States Olha Stefanishyna, who is suspected of illicit enrichment, was adjourned until Thursday, August 6. 2 581 14 Previously in trend: Stefanishyna suspicion
Chervinskyi on change of pretrial measure: Yermak is gone, so perhaps pressure on judges has eased Former intelligence officer Roman Chervinskyi was surprised by the decision of the Pecherskyi District Court of Kyiv to change his pretrial measure to a personal commitment. 26 668 17 Previously in trend: Cases against Chervinskyi
Beating of Ukrainian couple in Wrocław: court remands two suspects in custody for three months On Wednesday, 29 July, a court in Wroclaw remanded two suspects in the beating of a Ukrainian couple in custody for three months. 2 841 31 Previously in trend: Beating of Ukrainians in Poland
Court has extended detention of killer driver, Pleshyvtsev, until 5 September. VIDEO+PHOTO The Shevchenkivskyi District Court of Kyiv has extended until 5 September 2026 the pre-trial detention order, without the right to bail, imposed on Pavlo Pleshyvtsev, who caused a fatal road traffic accident in Kyiv, in the Karavaevi Dachi area. 2 242 9 Previously in trend: Fatal traffic accidents
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