Ukrainian prosecutors say they've arrested the head of the country's Supreme Court over an alleged bribery case, as Kyiv pursues anti-graft measures vital to meet conditions for joining the European Union. He's since been dismissed
Oleksandr Omelchenko, a prosecutor at the Specialised Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office , said the Supreme Court's top judge had been detained as part of a suspected bribery scheme and was awaiting a formal "notice of suspicion".
Omelchenko did not identify the judge by name but the court had been led until now by Chief Justice Vsevolod Kniaziev, who could not immediately be reached for comment. "At this time, the head of the Supreme Court has been detained and measures are being taken to check other individuals for involvement in criminal activity," Omelchenko told a joint briefing with the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine .Money found by detectives of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau during investigative actions in a corruption case involving judges of the Supreme Court is depicted in an unknown location in Ukraine in this handout picture released May 15, 2023.
"We are showing through real cases, real deeds, what our priority is: it's top corruption, it's criminal organisations at the highest levels of power," he said. Kryvonos said the bribe was paid for ruling in favour of the Finance and Credit financial group, owned by prominent businessman Konstiantyn Zhevago, and may be part of a broader scheme to pressure the court. Zhevago has denied wrongdoing.
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