Anti-corruption campaigners in Ukraine allege that Supreme Court president Vsevolod Knyazev was caught receiving $3 million in bribes, the net newspaper Ukrajinska Pravda reported late on Monday.
Media in Kiev reported that different judges of the highest judicial physique had been being raided.
The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) revealed a photograph of bundles of banknotes on a sofa. Details had been to be launched later.
NABU and the Special Prosecutor’s Office stated that they had uncovered “large-scale corruption in the Supreme Court, in particular a scheme to obtain undue advantages by the leadership and judges of the Supreme Court,” the assertion from each companies stated. Who is alleged to have bribed whom and why was not clear from the notices.
Knyazev was put in as chairman of the Supreme Court in October 2021. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has repeatedly promised a extra decided struggle in opposition to the tradition of bribes that’s widespread within the nation. Zelensky’s major intention is to point out that Ukraine is able to negotiate for membership within the European Union.
Source: www.anews.com.tr
