Monitoring of the trial of Alena Blokhina and Vitaly Blokhin (court hearings 11.18.2021-11.19.2021) On November 18 and 19, 2021, in the Veselinovsky District Court of the Nikolaev region, a court hearing was held in the case of Alena Blokhina and Vitaly Blokhin, who are charged with the use of funds obtained from the illegal circulation of narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances, their analogues, precursors, poisonous or potent substances or poisonous or potent medicines in order to continue their illegal circulation (part 2 of article 306 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine), [...]

Monitoring the "Odessa case" (hearing 12/03/2021) On December 3, 2021, at the Supreme Anti-Corruption Court of Ukraine (VAKS), a court hearing was held regarding the extension of the pre-trial investigation time in case No.42017000000001097 dated April 10, 2017. According to the materials of this case, the mayor of Odessa Gennady Trukhanov, along with other 15 persons, is suspected of creating a criminal organization. The defendants in the case deny their guilt. The principle of the reasonableness of the timing of the pre-trial investigation. Investigative actions on these criminal proceedings began [...]

On December 3, 2021, the High Anti-Corruption Court of Ukraine (VAKS) began consideration of the prosecutor's petition to choose a measure of restraint in the form of detention for V. Galanternik, in respect of whom a special pre-trial investigation was previously issued (See IAC ISHR report dated 11.09.2021-11.10.2021). The prosecution asked the investigating judge to choose a measure of restraint in the manner prescribed for a special pre-trial investigation. Nevertheless, the lawyers urged the judge to pay attention to the fact that V. Galanternik is not hiding and wants to [...]

11/04/2021, in the Zhovkivsky District Court of the Lvov Region, with the participation of Judge Z. L. Oprisk, a court hearing was held in case No. 444/482/21 on charges of Y. N. Shovgenyuk of committing a criminal offense under Part 2 of Art. 15, Part 4 of Art. 190 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine, namely, large-scale fraud. The court session was attended by the prosecutor S. V. Prots, the lawyer V. K. Matyashuk, the accused Y. N. Shovgenyuk, the victim I. I. Voloshin and also the representative of the [...]

On November 18, the Appeal Chamber of the High Anti-Corruption Court of Ukraine (VAKS) considered the appeal of the lawyers of O. Bryndak against the decision of the investigating judge of VAKS dated November 4, 2021 on the application of a measure of restraint in the form of a bail in the amount of almost UAH 40 million. Oleg Bryndak, the acting deputy Head of the Odessa City Council, is suspected of participating in a criminal organization in Odessa. The hearing began 75 minutes late. It is worth noting that [...]

On November 29, a regular court session of the Cassation Criminal Court was held within the Supreme Court in relation to the so-called "Crimean case". Recall that the observers of the ISHR have been monitoring this case since May 2017. In January 2019, the court of first instance found V. Yanukovych guilty of high treason and complicity in the planning, preparation and conduct of an aggressive war. In 2021, the proceedings of the "Crimean case" reached the cassation instance. Analyzing the court session, the experts of the ISHR identified a [...]

On November 17, a hearing was held on the consideration of appeals against the decision of the investigating judge of High Anti-Corruption Court of Ukraine (VAKS) on the application of a measure of restraint in the form of bail to the mayor of Odessa Gennady Trukhanov, suspected of complicity in the activities of a criminal organization. According to the investigation, G. Trukhanov, abusing his official position, illegally provided several land plots for construction, thereby causing significant damage to the territorial community. The prosecutor, in his first instance application, asked to [...]