Former judge Vyacheslav Dzyubin was sentenced to 7 years in prison for bribery
The Supreme Anti-Corruption Court has found guilty a former judge of the Kyiv Administrative Court of Appeal. According to our sources, this is Vyacheslav Dzyubin, who was accused of receiving a bribe.
The court found that the former judge had received a $5,000 bribe for issuing an appellate ruling in favor of a business entity. The money was seized during a personal search of the defendant and a search of his office.
The High Anti-Corruption Court sentenced Dzyubin to seven years in prison, a three-year ban on holding public office, and the confiscation of all his property.
The verdict will become final in 30 days unless it is appealed.
Source: SAP.
According to a response from Lilia Yakimyak, deputy head of the Secretariat of the High Council of Justice, to a related journalistic inquiry, no exact timeline has been provided for the completion of the disciplinary complaint against Volodymyr Yaroslavovych Marmash, a judge of the Lychakiv District Court of Lviv. Such a prolonged delay in reviewing the complaint may be a demonstration of collusion and a reluctance to hold accountable a “convenient” judge who willingly carries out tasks assigned by unscrupulous law enforcement officials.
The allegation against Marmash is that he issued his ruling after the deadline for the pretrial investigation had expired, thereby making it impossible to grant the relevant motion. The only lawful option in such a situation was to return the motion; however, Judge V.Y. Marmash failed to comply with the requirements of the law.
