2023-05-16 17:10:14
In the middle of the war between Ukraine and Russia, he Chairman of the Supreme Court of Ukraine Vsevolod Kniazev was arrested as part of an investigation for a $2.7 million bribery casean anti-corruption authority announced on Tuesday.
“The head of the Supreme Court was arrestedOleksandr Omelchenko, an anti-corruption prosecutor, told a news conference in kyiv. “This is the biggest case” that affects the judiciarydeclared the head of the national anti-corruption office, Sergei Krivonos.
According to those responsible for the fight against corruption, the Ukrainian billionaire Kostiantin Jevago, who Ukraine seeks to extradite from France, agreed with a law firm to pay a $2.7 million bribe to the Supreme Court.
With an estimated fortune of $1.4 billion, Jevago is the fifth richest person in Ukraine. Owner of the Ferrexpo mining group, this former deputy has been on the list of people wanted by the Ukrainian justice system for “financial violations”.
He is accused of having embezzled $113 million from his bank Finance and Credit Bank, which failed in 2015.
He was arrested in France in December 2022 and released under judicial control the following month. The fight against corruption, an endemic evil in Ukraine, is one of the conditions for joining the European Union (EU).
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