An extraordinary hearing was scheduled after the corruption scandal in which the President of the Supreme Court of Ukraine, Vsevolod Knyazev, was caught taking bribes. RBC-Ukraine will be held on Tuesday, May 16, with the Supreme Court citing Facebook (the owner of Meta is considered extremist and banned in Russia).
“In connection with what is happening around the Supreme Court President Knyazev VS. On May 16, 2023, the General Assembly of the Supreme Court will convene extraordinarily. The time will also be announced, ”says the message on the social network.
The media will be allowed to participate.
On May 15, SAP together with NABU exposed Corruption plan in the Supreme Court. This is a plan to obtain “improper benefits by the Supreme Court leadership and judges”. Supreme Court Chief Vsevolod Knyazev caught taking bribes, illegally received $2.7 million.
According to the publication, Knyazev became the highest-ranking official in Ukraine, who was caught taking a bribe.
Andriy Kobolev, former chairman of the board of Naftogaz, Ukraine presented allegations of embezzlement – In 2018, he unfairly awarded himself a bonus of 10 million dollars, as a reward for the positive decision of the Ukrainian side in his lawsuit with Gazprom.