A criminal group in the Supreme Court probably tried to influence the election of members of the HQCJ. Among them, perhaps, are those in respect of which the PIC issued negative conclusions
Today, at a briefing of the heads of the SAPO and NABU regarding a large-scale corruption scheme in the Supreme Court, the director of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau, Semen Kryvonos, stated that the criminal group, among other things, tried to influence the election of members of the High Quali...
Almost 3 million dollars in bribes: what did the investigation say about the corrupt “back office” of the Supreme Court, and what awaits its President?
Yesterday NABU and SAPO announced that they had uncovered a large-scale corruption scheme involving the Supreme Court. The mass media reported that it considers receiving a bribe of approximately 3 million dollars by the President of the Supreme Court, Vsevolod Kniazev. Most likely, it is about the...
NGOs urge not to consider the resignation of Yevheniy Ablov and other judges until the complaints against them are considered
We, non-governmental organisations dedicated to monitoring and promoting judicial reform, are considered by the situation when judges who are eligible for dismissal on account of misconduct are granted the option to evade retribution and get an honourable resignation. On April 27, the High Council o...
External control and loss of sovereignty: 5 myths about the reform of the Constitutional Court
This week, draft law No. 9225, which provides for further changes to the procedure for selecting judges of the Constitutional Court, was registered in the Verkhovna Rada. We have already explained why it does not correct previous errors in the procedure but only worsens it. In this article, we dis...
We call on the Venice Commission and the EU not to push Ukraine towards an excessive concentration of power
The Venice Commission and the European Commission may soon approve the Constitutional Court reform model, which contradicts the previous position of these institutions and the insistence of Ukrainian NGOs and will retain political control over the selection of its judges. Such a decision will pave t...
No independent CCU: new draft law No. 9225 strengthens the government’s control over the Constitutional Court under the guise of European integration
Yesterday, draft law No. 9225 was published on the website of the Verkhovna Rada. It further politicises the procedure for selecting judges of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine (CCU). It should correct the errors in the law adopted at the end of 2022 but instead worsens the already politicised...