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Massive Corruption Scandal Rocks Ukraine's Supreme Court

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Ukraine's Supreme Court
Vsevolod Kniaziev, president of Ukraine's Supreme Court, takes part in a meeting hosted by Senate Judiciary Chairman Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), co-chair of the Senate Ukraine Caucus, with Ukrainian Prosecutor General Andriy Kostin, Ukrainian Ambassador Oksana Markarova, and other U.S. lawmakers at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S. February 1, 2023. REUTERS/Leah Millis
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, left, addresses the Supreme Court of Ukraine as Chief Justice Vsevolod Kniaziev, right, looks on during the opening ceremony for the court session at the Grand Chamber of the Klov Place, December 15, 2022 in Kyiv, Ukraine.

Overview

  • Ukrainian authorities discovered piles of cash indicating large-scale corruption in the country's Supreme Court system.
  • Chief Justice Vsevolod Kniaziev was detained for allegedly accepting a $3 million bribe from backers of Ukrainian billionaire Kostyantyn Zhevago.
  • Zhevago was arrested in December in France based on embezzlement charges from Ukraine.
  • Ukraine ranks near the bottom of Transparency International's Corruption Perceptions Index, indicating systemic corruption issues in the government.
  • The piles of cash were discovered as part of an ongoing anti-corruption investigation into the Supreme Court.