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Shokin initiates acute conflict with Sakvarelidze: PGO filed proceedings against investigators of prosecutors-grafters’ case, - Butusov.. DOCUMENT The team of employees of the Inspectorate General, which carried out all the procedural steps to detain bribe-taking prosecutors, has been accused of misrepresentation of the case of June 26. 192 579 854 Previously in trend: 'Diamond prosecutors' case 
About $500,000 and valuables seized from the detained prosecutor's office officials. PHOTOS The Security Service of Ukraine together with the Prosecutor General's Office detained the first deputy chief of the Main Investigation Department of the Prosecutor General's Office and the Deputy Prosecutor of the Kyiv region. The senior officials of the Prosecutor's Office have entered into a corruption conspiracy and received a bribe in the amount of 3,150,000 hryvnia. 171 835 476 Previously in trend: Fighting corruption in Ukraine 
Prosecutors-grafters Shapakin and Korniiets keep having their salaries and supplementary benefits accounted thanks to Huzyr According to the decision of Acting Prosecutor General, First Deputy Prosecutor General Volodymyr Huzyr, prosecutors Oleksandr Korniets and Volodymyr Shapakin detained for taking bribes, whom the court has released on bail for the time of investigation, has been ousted from their posts. Not dismissed but ousted. 73 771 454 Previously in trend: 'Diamond prosecutors' case 
Shokin dismisses supervisor of pre-trial proceedings Opanasenko, who initiated case against ‘diamond prosecutors,’ from PGO Dismissal of the pre-trial proceedings supervisor during the trial against ‘diamond prosecutors’ is direct pressure upon the results of the legal proceedings. 93 625 394 Previously in trend: 'Diamond prosecutors' case 
Valuables are being evacuated from PGO's building, - MP Levus After the arrest of two senior officials of the Prosecutor's Office, valuables are being evacuated from the building of the authority. Meanwhile, MPs started collecting signatures for Shokin's resignation in the Verkhovna Rada. 116 033 377 Previously in trend: 'Diamond prosecutors' case 
'Diamond' prosecutor Korniiets explains origin of luxury apartment in downtown Kyiv Former deputy prosecutor of the Kyiv region Oleksandr Korniiets announced that the luxurious apartment in downtown Kyiv, belonging to his daughter, had been provided by the state. 90 017 336 Previously in trend: 'Diamond prosecutors' case 
"Diamond” prosecutor Korniiets has been quietly released from custody on bail - Butusov Korniiets would be in danger only if he began to testify. 68 415 331 Previously in trend: 'Diamond prosecutors' case 
"Prosecutor's "inviolability" is cancelled", - Poroshenko praised officers for special operation at Prosecutor General's Office Heads of the General Prosecutor's Office and the Security Service of Ukraine reported to president Poroshenko on special operations to combat corruption in the central office of the PGO and the Prosecutor's Office of Kyiv region, which resulted in the detention of the First Deputy Head of the Investigation Department of the Prosecutor General's Office and the Deputy Prosecutor of Kyiv region. 91 410 325 Ukrainian Politics 
Prosecutor-grafter Shapakin to be released tomorrow on bail First Deputy Head of the Main Investigation Department of the Prosecutor General’s Office Volodymyr Shapakin, who had been arrested for bribery, will be released from custody. 45 519 310 Previously in trend: 'Diamond prosecutors' case 
Detained prosecutors were from Shokin's group, - Nayyem Investigators and Davit Sakvarelidze did not inform the PGO administration of the operation against two high-ranking prosecutors. 190 951 307 Ukrainian Politics 
Poroshenko met with Shokin and Sakvarelidze: "Prosecutors-grafters case will be brought to an end". PHOTO Poroshenko guaranteed full support in implementing the prosecutor's office reform, primarily in its self-purification from corrupt officials. 89 209 298 Previously in trend: 'Diamond prosecutors' case 
Corrupt prosecutor's wife spends fortune in Paris and stays in luxury hotels. DOCUMENT Svitlana Korniiets, the wife of a notorious "diamond" prosecutor Korniiets, who worked at the Kyiv region prosecutor's office can afford spending in Paris €4,500 a day, as well as staying at a luxury hotel for €1,077 per night. 96 779 285 Previously in trend: Fighting corruption in Ukraine 'Diamond prosecutors' case 
Corrupt prosecutor Shapakin released on bail, - Prosecutor's Office First Deputy Head of the Main Investigation Department of the Prosecutor General's Office Volodymyr Shapakin has been released from the temporary detention facility on bail of 3.2 million hryvnias ($139,000). 55 061 276 Previously in trend: 'Diamond prosecutors' case Shokin promised Poroshenko to do his best to punish prosecutors-grafters, - Sakvarelidze Yesterday's criminal proceeding regarding prosecutors, the SBU and the Court of Appeal is closed. 42 687 242 Previously in trend: 'Diamond prosecutors' case Notorious First Deputy Prosecutor General Huzyr resigned First Deputy Prosecutor General Volodymyr Huzyr resigned. 42 140 219 Previously in trend: 'Diamond prosecutors' case 
"Diamond" prosecutor Korniiets faces UAH 3 mln bail in extortion case The Pechersk district court of Kyiv has decided on the measure of restraint for Oleksandr Korniiets, former deputy prosecutor of the Kyiv region, following charges of extortion and misappropriation of another's property. 21 545 188 Previously in trend: 'Diamond prosecutors' case 
“There will be no order to stop!” - Security Service Chairman commented on arrests in PGO The detentions of senior officials of the Prosecutor General's Office marked the beginning of a real fight against corruption in the agency. 73 915 179 Previously in trend: Fighting corruption in Ukraine 'Diamond prosecutors' case "Indictment against "diamond" prosecutors filed to court. This case is barometer of high-ranking corruption in Ukraine," - Butusov Today, we have a landmark event in one of the biggest corruption scandals in the history of Ukraine - an indictment against the suspects in the "diamond" prosecutors case has been handed down to the Pechersk district court of Kyiv. 35 291 175 Previously in trend: 'Diamond prosecutors' case 
Rally in support of "diamond prosecutors" case investigators underway outside PGO. PHOTOS About 200 people have gathered outside the building of the Prosecutor General’s Office of Ukraine on Riznytska Street in Kyiv. They are holding the rally in support of the investigators inquiring into the case of the "diamond prosecutors" as they face dismissal. 69 405 173 Previously in trend: 'Diamond prosecutors' case One of "diamond prosecutors" Shapakin posted second bail and got out again First Deputy Head of the Main Investigation Department of the PGO Volodymyr Shapakin made a pledge of 6.4 million hryvnia (about $280,000) and emerged from jail. 28 877 153 Previously in trend: 'Diamond prosecutors' case 
Investigators inquiring into case of ‘diamond prosecutors’ dismissed, - Sakvarelidze Deputy Prosecutor General, Prosecutor of the Odesa region Davit Sakvarelidze confirms ousting of the investigators inquiring into the case of ‘diamond prosecutors’ Korniiets and Shapakin. 36 740 148 Previously in trend: 'Diamond prosecutors' case 
Judge who authorized undercover investigation into ‘diamond prosecutors’ received notice of suspicion Judge of the Court of Appeal of Kyiv Maria Pryndiuk, who, according to a source of Censor.NET, authorized a covert investigation in the criminal proceedings against former Deputy Prosecutor of Kyiv region Oleksandr Korniiets and First Deputy Head of the Main Investigation Directorate of the Prosecutor General’s Office Volodymyr Shapakin accused of taking bribes, has been served notice of suspicion of committing a crime by members of the PGO’s Main Investigation Directorate today. The nature of the offense, which judge Pryndiuk is incriminated, is being specified. 60 849 148 Previously in trend: 'Diamond prosecutors' case 
"Huzyr must go to jail," - Avtomaidan and Anticorruption Action Center holding rally at Prosecutor General’s Office. PHOTOS If Viktor Shokin does not dismiss Volodymyr Huzyr, it would mean that he covers his deputy and tries to destroy the case. 51 964 142 Previously in trend: 'Diamond prosecutors' case 3 million hryvnias is nothing for corrupt prosecutors. PGO demanded 20-million bail, - Sakvarelidze The Prosecutor General's Office demanded to arrest the corrupt prosecutors setting a 20-million hryvnias bail for them. Instead, the court set a bail at 3 million hryvnias. 28 057 130 Previously in trend: 'Diamond prosecutors' case Measure of restraint against infamous prosecutor Korniiets unchanged The Pechersk district court of Kyiv has not upheld the request by Prosecutor General's Office to change the measure of restraint against former deputy prosecutor of the Kyiv region Oleksandr Korniiets from bail to custody. 13 535 125 Previously in trend: 'Diamond prosecutors' case 
Protesters near PGO demand Prosecutor General Shokin and his deputies to resign. PHOTOS + VIDEO Activists from various organizations, including Avtomaidan and Center for Corruption Fight, as well as protesters from Kharkiv and Poltava gathered near the Prosecutor General's Office building to demand resignation of 'reforms saboteur' Prosecutor General Viktor Shokin and his deputies Huzyr and Stoliarchuk. 41 337 110 Previously in trend: 'Diamond prosecutors' case Corrupt prosecutor's wife still in office at PGO Wife of the former Deputy Prosecutor of Kyiv region Oleksandr Korniiets, who has been recently caught on bribery, was a subordinate to her husband and still holds the office. 26 836 105 Previously in trend: 'Diamond prosecutors' case 
Head of investigation into case of prosecutors-grafters threatened with dismissal thrice, - Butusov It is necessary to immediately consider suspension of the Deputy Prosecutor General Volodymyr Huzyr from duty. 54 297 95 Previously in trend: 'Diamond prosecutors' case 
PGO tried to burke "diamond prosecutors" case, - Yemets Prosecutor general fails to cope with his responsibilities and should be dismissed. 36 638 91 Ukrainian Politics 
"Diamond" prosecutor Korniiets paid $350 million of $864 million loan in one go, - journalist. DOCUMENT While investigating into corrupt practices of the former deputy prosecutor of the Kyiv region, so-called "diamond" prosecutor Oleksandr Korniiets it has been established that in 2007, being an ordinary public employee, he was able to receive a bank loan of $864,190, his wife, also a civil servant, being the security. During the settlement, among other amounts, he made a one-time payment of $350,000. Later on, failing to repay the loan in full, he managed to have the loan agreement recognized invalid in court and even demanded compensation for moral damage. 37 614 83 Previously in trend: 'Diamond prosecutors' case 
"Diamond" prosecutor Shapakin had 40 accounts in five different banks, - journalistic investigation One of the so-called "diamond" prosecutors-grafters, First Deputy Head of the Investigation Department of the Prosecutor General’s Office Volodymyr Shapakin owned 40 accounts in five different banks. Over 16 million hryvnia (over $711,000) have passed through these accounts in less than five years. 36 713 82 Previously in trend: 'Diamond prosecutors' case 
Corrupt prosecutor Korniiets can be released on bail at 3.2 million hryvnias Pechersk district court of Kyiv arrested the Deputy Prosecutor of the Kyiv region Oleksandr Korniiets and set a bail at 3.2 million hryvnias for him. Korniiets is suspected of receiving a bribe together with the Deputy Head of the PGO Investigation Department Volodymyr Shapakin. 10 384 81 Previously in trend: 'Diamond prosecutors' case "Diamond" prosecutor Korniiets borrowed $700,000 as public employee. DOCUMENT (in Ukrainian) Infamous ex-deputy prosecutor of the Kyiv region Oleksandr Korniiets has run into huge debts at odds with his official salary. 42 753 78 Previously in trend: 'Diamond prosecutors' case 
"It is possible to convict a person in absentia, and transfer all his property to the state budget after verdict," - Sakvarelidze comments on release of prosecutor-grafter Shapakin. VIDEO First Deputy Prosecutor General of Ukraine Davit Sakvarelidze has no worries that the First Deputy Head of the Investigation Department of the Prosecutor General’s Office Volodymyr Shapakin suspected of taking bribes and recently released on bail escape. According to him, there is a mechanism to convict a person in absentia and he will not be able to avoid prosecution while all his illegal property will be transferred to the state budget. 27 176 61 Previously in trend: 'Diamond prosecutors' case PGO requests court to place "diamond prosecutor" Korniiets in detention and transfer bail posted for him to state budget, - Sakvarelidze Former Deputy Prosecutor of the Kyiv region Oleksandr Korniiets is deliberately dragging out the trial. 14 547 54 Previously in trend: 'Diamond prosecutors' case 
