Former head of the Ternopil Regional Council lost his appeal to the High Anti-Corruption Court
The Appeals Chamber of the High Anti-Corruption Court upheld the sentence handed down to Mykhailo Golovko, the former head of the Ternopil Regional Council. The court confirmed the sentence of nine years’ imprisonment.
On July 8, the Appeals Chamber of Ukraine’s High Anti-Corruption Court upheld the sentence against Mykhailo Golovko, the former head of the Ternopil Regional Council. He was sentenced to nine years in prison and arrested in the courtroom.
The trial court had sentenced Mykhailo Golovko to nine years in prison, with a three-year ban on holding certain public offices and the confiscation of all his property.
Following the hearing, the panel of judges partially granted the defense attorney’s appeal and amended the High Anti-Corruption Court’s verdict by dismissing the charge of illegal possession of ammunition. The remainder of the verdict remained unchanged. The defendant was taken into custody in the courtroom.
The decision took legal effect upon its announcement and may be appealed to the Criminal Cassation Court within the Supreme Court.
This was confirmed to ZAXID.NET by the press service of the VAKS Appeals Chamber.
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