Judges of the Plenum of the Supreme Court of Ukraine supported the idea of \u200b\u200bexpressing no confidence in the head of the Supreme Court Vsevolod Knyazev. NABU detectives detained the last one the day before due to multimillion-dollar bribery.

So, according to the results of the secret ballot, 140 of the 142 judges present supported the expression of no confidence.. There were two against. The minutes of the counting commission were approved by 137 representatives of the Plenum, there were no votes "

Expression of no confidence in the Chairman of the Supreme Court does not deprive him of the powers of a judge of the Supreme Court. The issue of expressing no confidence cannot be re-initiated within a year from the date of its consideration at a meeting of the Plenum.

It should be noted that 138 judges out of 142 present signed the submission directly.. Although 56 signatures would be enough to consider the submission.

In addition, at the preliminary meeting, the judges adopted a statement in which they assured that they were voluntarily cooperating with the investigation, and also added that every crime should be punished..

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Recall, on the night of May 16, it became known that the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine exposed the head of the Supreme Court Vsevolod Knyazev on receiving a bribe in the amount of about $ 3 million (approximately 110 million hryvnia at the current exchange rate - ed..

According to ZN. UA from a source in NABU, Knyazev received money from people who advocated a court decision in favor of the oligarch Konstantin Zhevago. Recall that the Grand Chamber of the Supreme Court considered the case regarding the ownership of 40.19% of the shares of the Poltava mining and processing plant (PGOK) Ferrexpo. By its decision, the authority left these shares to companies associated with Zhevago, canceling the invalidation of sales contracts concluded 20 years ago.

According to sources, against the backdrop of Knyazev's detention, searches are being carried out at 18 more judges of the Ukrainian Armed Forces who heard the case.. The high council of justice should remove them.. At the same time, Knyazev has not had a deputy for about a year and a half, so his detention will mean the "

The Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office reported on Telegram that its representatives, together with NABU, exposed " This is a scheme for obtaining improper benefits by management and judges.