The Chairman of the Supreme Court and the lawyer exposed for receiving 2.7 million dollars. USA of undue benefit, informed about the suspicion. Qualification: Part 4 Art. 368 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
It is reported press service NABU on May 16.
There they will remind that the day before NABU and SAP “exposed the suspects red-handed”.
The money was given to the Chairman of the Supreme Court in exchange for a decision in favor of one of the Ukrainian businessmen.
“The scheme was discovered thanks to the penetration of the NABU detective undercover inside the criminal group. And the episode with the “reward” for the Chairman of the Supreme Court is connected with the adoption of a decision by the court in the interests of the owner of the “Finance and Credit” group.
Thus, according to the investigation, in 2002, a Ukrainian businessman purchased 40.19% of the shares of the mining and beneficiation plant (hereinafter referred to as GZK) from four companies (hereinafter referred to as the former auctioneers),” the report states.
18 years later, the former shareholders appealed to the commercial court with a lawsuit to declare the contract of purchase and sale of securities invalid and to get back the shares of GZK. However, the court refused to satisfy the requirements. In 2022, the appellate court overturned the decision of the first instance and declared the securities sale agreement invalid.
According to the version of the investigation, in order to prevent the loss of shares, at the beginning of March 2023, the businessman entered into a conspiracy with a lawyer of one of the capital’s bar associations, who had connections with judges of the Supreme Court. During March-April 2023, he transferred $2.7 million to the lawyer. USA (1.8 million USD – to Supreme Court judges, the rest – as “payment” for mediation services).
“Finally, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of the businessman in April 2023. During the investigation, NABU and SAP documented the transfer and receipt of 2.6 million dollars in two tranches. USA. When receiving the second tranche of USD 450,000. USA On May 15, 2023, the Chairman of the Supreme Court and the lawyer were exposed in the heat of the moment,” the NABU added.
