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Higher Anti‑Corruption Court Narrows Pretrial Controls While Upholding Sentences

The Higher Anti‑Corruption Court eased some monitoring orders for suspects, upheld prison terms and approved a plea deal that includes partial restitution.

Overview

  • The court refused on July 7 to extend procedural duties for MP Yuliya Tymoshenko, ending requirements that she report changes of residence and appear on demand in the case accusing her of offering unlawful benefits.
  • On July 7 the court removed an electronic monitoring bracelet from former vice‑prime minister Oleksii Chernyshov while keeping obligations to notify authorities of moves, appear for investigators and avoid contact with other suspects.
  • The court extended pretrial duties for former deputy head of the Presidential Office Andriy Smirnov to 8 September and required him to surrender travel documents and report changes in residence and work.
  • The Appeal Chamber of the same court on July 8 left intact a nine‑year prison sentence for the former head of the Ternopil regional council, confirming the lower court’s bribery conviction.
  • Separate rulings included approval of a plea agreement in an Ukrenergo procurement fraud case that requires partial repayment and contributions to the armed forces, and a temporary Pecherskyi court order barring publication of an investigation into the DBR director’s brother that has drawn media and press‑freedom criticism.