A former Kyiv judge was sentenced to seven years in prison for taking a bribe
A panel of judges at the High Anti-Corruption Court found Igor Petryk, a former judge of the Kyiv Administrative Court of Appeal, guilty in a case involving the acceptance of an unlawful benefit.
According to the court’s ruling, the former judge was sentenced to seven years in prison. He was caught accepting a bribe, after which the case was referred to the Anti-Corruption Court.
The judge was caught accepting a $5,000 bribe in exchange for issuing a specific court ruling.
The court imposed the following sentence:
- seven years in prison;
- a three-year ban on holding certain positions;
- confiscation of all property.
It is noted that Petrik will remain in custody until the verdict becomes final.
This was reported with reference to the Anti-Corruption Center.
As a reminder, former judge Vyacheslav Dzyubin was sentenced to seven years in prison for bribery.
According to a response to our publication from Lilia Yakimyak, deputy head of the Secretariat of the High Council of Justice, in reply to a journalist’s inquiry, no specific timeline has been provided for the completion of the disciplinary complaint against Marmash. 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 complaint 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.
