Head of Ukraine's Supreme Court Detained in Alleged $3M Bribery Scheme...How Does U.S. Taxpayer Dollars End Up in a Supreme Court Bribery Scheme?...

by Kyle Becker at Becker News

The head of Ukraine’s Supreme Court has been detained by Ukrainian prosecutors over alleged involvement in a bribery scheme, according to the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO).

The prosecutor did not disclose the detained official’s name during the briefing, mentioning that the head of the Supreme Court had not yet been served with a formal “notice of suspicion.”

Following recent revelations of extensive corruption within the Supreme Court, Ukrainian prosecutors have taken into custody the head of the country’s highest judicial body. Although the official’s identity was not revealed, local media reports indicated that Chief Justice Vsevolod Kniaziev had been detained in connection with a $3 million bribe. Reuters was unable to reach Mr. Kniaziev for comment.

This arrest follows the Anti-Corruption Bureau’s announcement, made through their Telegram and Facebook channels, that they had collaborated with the Specialized Anti-corruption Prosecutor’s Office to uncover significant corruption within the Supreme Court. The investigation exposed a bribery scheme involving the court’s leadership and judges. A photograph, showing stacks of dollars neatly arranged on a sofa, was shared alongside the bureau’s statement. Reuters noted that the authenticity of the photo could not be independently verified…