The State Bureau of Investigation detained the former deputy chairman of the Supreme Economic Court for the second time
The State Bureau of Investigation has detained the former deputy chairman of the Supreme Economic Court of Ukraine as part of criminal proceedings for encroaching on the economic security of Ukraine in the interests of an aggressor state, the State Bureau of Investigation reports.
It is noted that the detainee planned to flee Ukraine after the unlawful change of the preventive measure.
The former deputy chairman of the Supreme Economic Court was taken into custody in December last year as part of an investigation into his participation in a criminal organization and receiving bribes .
According to the State Bureau of Investigation, when it was time to extend the detention period, the detainee, using his connections in the judicial system, "secured a change of the preventive measure from detention to personal commitment."
"This gave him the opportunity to try to avoid criminal liability and leave the territory of Ukraine," the investigation bureau said.
As reported by the Prosecutor General's Office, the detainee is suspected of colluding with a judge of the Commercial Court of Kyiv, who was previously reported on suspicion of high treason. The activities of the defendants were aimed at "transferring 3 billion UAH in the interests of the aggressor country."
As reported by the State Bureau of Investigation and the Prosecutor General's Office, a pre-trial investigation is ongoing and other persons involved are being identified.
- On March 3, 2021, the High Council of Justice dismissed Judge Artur Yemelyanov from the position of judge of the High Economic Court for committing a "significant disciplinary offense."
- The Higher Economic Court was abolished in 2017 as part of a judicial reform that provided for the creation of a new Supreme Court, which includes the Economic Court of Cassation.
