Notorious Ukrainian judge temporarily suspended from justice administration
The Third Disciplinary Chamber unanimously decided on Pavlo Vovk's future dismissal, according to the Dejure Foundation.
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Moscow court issues arrest warrants for ICC judges involved in Russia-linked cases
The case against Reine Alapini-Gansou was launched under the article of "illegal detention," Mediazona reported without providing additional details. She has also been placed on the wanted list, the court told the Interfax news agency.
Georgian court annuls election results at 30 precincts over secrecy violations
While this represents only a small number of polling stations across the country, the authors of the complaint – Georgian Young Lawyers' Association – said the ruling sets a precedent for better protection of voting secrecy rights.
Finnish court orders seizing Russian assets at request of Ukraine's Naftogaz company
According to a ruling in 2023 by the Permanent Arbitration Court based in The Hague, Russia is obliged to pay $5 billion to Naftogaz Group as compensation for assets illegally seized during the Russian occupation of Crimea in 2014.
Ukrainian court sentences hackers who carried out over 5,000 cyberattacks for Russia
A Ukrainian court has sentenced in absentia two members of the Russian security service-backed (FSB) hacker group "Armageddon" for having carried out more than 5,000 cyberattacks against Ukrainian institutions and critical infrastructure, Ukraine's State Security Service (SBU) said on Oct. 8.
Top medical official in Kyiv suspected of faking disability certificates for draft-age men
The head of one of the inter-district Centers for Medical and Social Experts in Kyiv will appear in court for allegedly handing out fake disability certificates, the police said on Oct. 8.
US-sanctioned ex-Ukrainian official wins defamation lawsuit against media, including Kyiv Independent
The Shevchenkivskyi District Court in Kyiv on Sept. 23 ruled in favor of Andriy Portnov, a former top official in ex-President Viktor Yanukovych’s administration, in a defamation case against several news outlets, including the Kyiv Independent. Portnov challenged a reference to him as a “pro-Russian” politician and a person
US citizen Ksenia Karelina pleads guilty to treason in Russian court over donation to Ukraine, state media reports
Ksenia Karelina, a U.S.-Russian dual national accused of treason for allegedly raising money for the Ukrainian military, plead guilty to treason, Russian state-run news agency TASS claimed on Aug. 7.
Czechia sentences volunteer who fought in Ukraine to 7 years in prison for looting
Siman was also accused of illegal service in foreign armed forces, for which he did not receive permission from the Czech president. The court acquitted him of this charge, as Prime Minister Petr Fiala said earlier that there would be no punishment for Czech volunteers in Ukraine.
Ex-Supreme Court head Kniaziev dismissed as judge of Cassation Administrative Court
Vsevolod Kniaziev, former chairman of Ukraine's top judicial body and a suspect in a bribery case, was dismissed on Aug. 6 from his post as a judge of the Supreme Court's Cassation Administrative Court.
Clinic guard jailed for 4 years over locked shelter that led to deaths in Kyiv last year
A Kyiv court found Vadym Moshkin, a security guard of one of Kyiv's clinics, guilty of negligence over a closed bomb shelter that led to the deaths of three people during a Russian strike last June, sentencing him to four years in prison, the Prosecutor General's Office said on July 30.
German court convicts German-Russian couple of supplying drone parts to Russia
The court said that the man, assisted by his common-law wife, had sent around 120,000 spare parts and other components for Orlan-10 reconnaissance drones to Russia between 2020 and 2023 in violation of an EU embargo on the export of such goods.
Moscow court orders arrest of Ukraine's former PM, ex-ministers in absentia
A Moscow court on July 2 ordered the arrest in absentia of Ukraine's former Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman, former Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin, former Finance Minister Oleksandr Shlapak, and Ihor Dovhan, the head of Western Operational Command of Ukraine's Ground Forces.
Russian court sentences 5 foreigners who fought for Ukraine to prison in absentia
A Rostov-on-Don court sentenced five citizens from the U.K., Sweden, and Croatia in absentia to prison terms ranging from 3.5 to 23 years on June 26 for fighting alongside Ukraine amid Russia's full-scale war, the Russian Prosecutor General's Office claimed.
Ukrainian sentenced to 12 years in Russia over peaceful protest
Krystyna Liubashenko, the 35-year-old mother of two, was sentenced under the charges of "spreading disinformation about the war" and "taking part in a terrorist organization," the Russian independent media outlet wrote.
Court orders Kolomoisky to remain in custody until July 22
The Shevchenkivskyi district court in Kyiv ruled on May 24 that oligarch Ihor Kolomoisky must remain in custody until July 22 with an alternative of a Hr 1.96 billion ($49 million) bail, Unian news agency reported.
Opinion: Navigating the ‘Zelensky Legitimacy Question’
Volodymyr Zelensky’s five-year term as Ukraine’s president expired on May 20. For most Ukrainian citizens, including the country’s constitutionalists, the path forward is clear: Zelensky should continue as president until martial law in Ukraine ends and new elections can take place. But critics argue that Zelensky and
Court arrests ex-first deputy secretary of Ukraine's security council in absentia
The High Anti-Corruption Court arrested Oleh Hladkovsky in absentia on May 13, Ukraine's Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAPO) reported. Hladkovsky was the first deputy secretary of Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council during Petro Poroshenko's presidency.
Court arrests deputy agriculture minister in theft case
Dmytrasevych is one of the suspects in an embezzlement case involving Agriculture Minister Mykola Solskyi.
Investigation reveals that almost 11,000 criminal cases have been halted because defendants volunteered to fight
According to the investigation, the most common cases halted by courts were theft, car accidents involving criminal misconduct, and drug trafficking.
Prosecutors to request arrest of agriculture minister over alleged illegal acquisition of state-owned land
Ukraine's Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAPO) will request the arrest of Agriculture Minister Mykola Solskyi with an alternative option of a Hr 200 million ($5 million) bail, Economic Pravda reported on April 24.
Transparency International: Court leaves ex-Defense Ministry official suspected of embezzlement without pre-trial detention
The court did not send former Defense Ministry official Oleksandr Liyev, who is suspected of embezzling funds for ammunition purchases, into pre-trial detention, Transparency International Ukraine said on April 17.
Ex-lawmaker sentenced to 15 years in jail in absentia in gas scheme corruption case
The High Anti-Corruption Court sentenced in absentia former Ukrainian lawmaker Oleksandr Onyshchenko to 15 years in prison with a confiscation of property, the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) said on April 5.
Ex-Supreme Court chief suspended from administering justice until verdict or case closure
The High Council of Justice suspended on April 4 Vsevolod Kniaziev, former chairman of the Supreme Court and a suspect in a bribery case, from administering justice until the court verdict comes into force or the criminal proceedings are closed.
Ex-Presidential Office advisor taken into custody in Ukrainian Railways corruption scandal
Ukraine's High Anti-Corruption Court ordered on April 4 the arrest of former Presidential Office advisor Artem Shylo, suspected in a corruption scheme connected to Ukrainian Railways (Ukrzaliznytsia).
Court sentences 4 residents of occupied territories fighting for Russia to 15 years in prison
Four residents of occupied Ukrainian territories, who served in the Russian Armed Forces and fought against Ukraine in the eastern and southern part of the country, have been sentenced to 15 years in prison for treason, Ukraine's Security Service (SBU) announced on March 29.
Top judicial official, previously accused of holding Russian citizenship, resigns
The High Qualification Commission, one of Ukraine's key judicial bodies, approved on March 27 the request of its chair Roman Ihnatov to be dismissed from the commission.
Serbian court opens retrial of fugitive ex-SBU official
Andrii Naumov pleaded not guilty to the charges raised against him, but his lawyers confirmed that at the time of his detention, the ex-SBU official was carrying cash in a larger amount than permitted while crossing the border.
Lawmaker Dubinsky fined over corruption-related offense
Controversial lawmaker Oleksandr Dubinsky was found guilty of an administrative offense and fined for exerting pressure over the investigation of his corruption case, according to the National Agency on Corruption Prevention's statement on March 13.
Russian student jailed for renaming Wi-Fi network to pro-Ukraine salute
A Russian student at Moscow State University received a 10-day jail sentence for renaming a Wi-Fi network name to "Slava Ukraini" - a Ukrainian national salute that means “Glory to Ukraine," Moscow court documents revealed on March 9.
Russian court says it confiscated assets allegedly linked to oligarch Kolomoisky
The court claimed Kolomoisky is a member of the British mining company JKX Oil & Gas Limited, which it labeled as a part of an "extremist group whose actions were clearly anti-Russian in nature."
Ukraine's court confiscates assets of high-profile Russian propagandist
Dmitry Kiselyov was sanctioned and his property and assets were blocked by Ukraine in January 2023 when President Volodymyr Zelensky enacted the decision of the National Security and Defense Council to impose personal sanctions on 119 individuals.
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