Organization against corruption and special prosecution in Ukraine announced that the president of the Supreme Court of the country, Mr Vsevolod Knyazevwas arrested on his own with $3 million he received as bribesthe newspaper Ukrainska Pravda reported yesterday (15/5) evening.
Media in Kiev are reporting that the offices of other members of the Supreme Court were also raided.
Anti-graft agency claims corruption scheme exposed in Ukraine’s Supreme CourtThe National Anti-corruption Bureau of…
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Ukraine’s national anti-corruption agency released a photo of a large amount of cash on a couch. He said he would give details later.
The National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office confirmed they had exposed a “large-scale corruption scheme in the Supreme Court” carried out by the court’s leadership and judges.
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— The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) May 15, 2023
The agency and a special prosecutor’s office said they had found “widespread corruption in the Supreme Court”, referring to a ring that tried to secure various favors, in which “the leadership and its members” were involved.. In their statement they did not explain who was bribing the judges or why.
Mr. Knyazev took over as president of the Supreme Court of Ukraine in October 2021.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has repeatedly promised to crack down on the culture of corruption and bribery, which is considered endemic, especially in the business world and in government services. Mr Zelensky wants to show that Ukraine is ready to start accession negotiations with the EU. He hopes to secure the green light from the European Union for them to start in 2023.
Source: News Beast

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