The High Council of Justice (HJC) is preparing letters to NABU and SAPO on providing information on the likely impact on the election of members of the High Qualifications Commission of Judges (HQJC). Such information was published on the website of the Supreme Court in connection with the corruption scandal in the Supreme Court.

Members of the High Council of Justice were invited to the plenum of the Supreme Court to resolve the issue of expressing no confidence in the head Vsevolod Knyazev. They refrained from participating in order to avoid a conflict of interest that may arise in the future..

The VSP recalled that on May 12 they completed interviews with candidates for the positions of members of the HQCJ. At this stage, the discussion and formation of a list of candidates is underway..

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Recall that the Plenum of the Supreme Court prematurely terminated the powers of Chairman of the Supreme Court Vsevolod Knyazev, who was exposed a day earlier on a large bribe. The judges supported the relevant decision with 137 votes in favor..

The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine exposed the head of the Supreme Court Vsevolod Knyazev on receiving a bribe of about $3 million (approximately UAH 110 million 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 "

Subsequently, the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office said that they exposed the activities of a criminal group in Ukraine, under the guise of a law firm and the provision of legal services, which worked throughout the state to obtain the necessary decisions in the courts. NABU received information about the activities of the group with the involvement of intermediaries in the judicial branch of government, judges, and the leadership of the judicial branch of government.