The High Anti-Corruption Court has sentenced the former head of the State Judicial Administration of Ukraine, Oleksii Salnikov. He was sentenced to 3 years in prison for incitement to bribery.
This is evidenced by the data of the High Anti-Corruption Court, Ukrainian News Agency reports.
On August 6, the panel of judges of the High Anti-Corruption Court announced the verdict against the former head of the State Judicial Administration of Ukraine, according to which it found him guilty of committing a criminal offense under Part 2 of Article 369-2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (abuse of influence). Salnikov was sentenced to 3 years in prison with deprivation of the right to hold positions in state and local government bodies for a period of 3 years.
Along with this, he was acquitted of committing an offense under Part 2 of Article 190 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine - fraud. The verdict did not enter into force and can be appealed within thirty days from the date of its announcement by filing an appeal through the High Anti-Corruption Court to the Appellate Chamber of the High Anti-Corruption Court.
As Ukrainian News Agency earlier reported, according to the prosecution, in 2023, at that time, the head of the State Judicial Administration Salnikov received USD 7,500 from an individual. He was supposed to keep part of these funds for himself, and USD 5,000 was supposed to be transferred to the judges of the Supreme Court for making a decision in the interests of a commercial enterprise. In the future, the head of the State Judicial Administration promised to assist in making a decision by the judges of the Supreme Court, in particular by involving its former head Vsevolod Kniazev. However, after Kniazev was exposed for receiving an illegal benefit, Salnikov's behavior changed dramatically and he began to evade resolving the issue, but without intending to return the illegal benefit he had received. The Head of the Judicial Administration Salnikov was served with suspicion of bribery and fraud, and he faced up to 10 years in prison. Earlier, NABU detained the Head of the State Judicial Administration Salnikov on suspicion of bribery.
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