Ukrainian Head of the State Judicial Administration is being searched
State Judicial Administration of Ukraine, Oleksii Salnikov (Photo: Facebook.com.CourtGovUa)
Employees of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAP) have exposed the head of the State Judicial Administration of Ukraine, Oleksii Salnikov, for instigating the provision of unlawful benefits to Supreme Court judges in favor of a commercial enterprise, citing NABU and SAP.
According to the investigation, on March 5 of this year, the current head of the State Judicial Administration received $7,500 from a representative of a commercial enterprise, of which $5,000 was intended to be given to the judges for making a decision, and $2,500 was to be kept as a commission for intermediary services.
Subsequently, Salnikov promised to facilitate the judges of the Supreme Court in making decisions, including involving his former chief.
However, after NABU and SAP exposed the former head of the Supreme Court, Vsevolod Kniaziev, for receiving unlawful benefits, the behavior of the head of the State Judicial Administration drastically changed - he began to evade resolving the matter. He had no intention of returning the unlawfully obtained benefit.
Detectives are searching for the workplace of the head of the State Judicial Administration of Ukraine. The preliminary charges are part 2 of Article 15, part 4 of Article 27, part 4 of Article 369, and part 2 of Article 190 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
Recall that on May 15, the former head of the Supreme Court was caught accepting a bribe of $2.7 million.
The next day, the plenum of the Supreme Court supported the premature termination of his powers as a suspect. Later, he was dismissed from his position.
On May 18, the court decided to impose a preventive measure in the form of arrest with the possibility of bail, which has been extended several times.
