Anti-corruption fighters have uncovered hundreds of thousands of {dollars} in bribes paid to Ukraine’s Supreme Court. Court president Vsevolod Knyasiev was arrested after receiving three million US {dollars} (2.76 million euros), the Internet newspaper Ukrajinska Pravda reported.
The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) printed a photograph of bundles of banknotes on a sofa. Further particulars are to be introduced at a press convention at midday.
Searches additionally at different judges
Media in Kiev reported that there have been additionally raids on different judges of the best judiciary. According to the NABU and the particular prosecutor’s workplace, they’ve uncovered “large-scale corruption in the Supreme Court, in particular a plan to obtain unjustified advantages from the leadership and the judges of the Supreme Court,” the assertion from each authorities stated.
The experiences didn’t reveal who ought to have bribed whom and why. Knyasiev, now 43, was appointed chairman of the Supreme Court in October 2021.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has repeatedly promised a extra decided battle in opposition to the tradition of bribery within the nation. Above all, Zelenskyy needs to point out that Ukraine, as a candidate for accession to the EU, is able to negotiate for membership within the European Union.
Source: www.nationalturk.com
