Tag: Igor Lutsenko

Pretending to be a respectable judge and then running away into retirement: how judges with dubious reputations receive hundred-thousand ruble pensions from the state

This year, the High Council of Justice dismissed 168 judges. The opportunity to retire after 20 years of service to the state is reserved only for those who have not taken bribes and have served fairly. But in reality, many judges with questionable reputations are among those who have resigned this year. Thousands of complaints against the court's officials are simply…

The young man is pale, with a burning candle

Every November, Ukraine is gripped by the premonition of another revolution. Yulia Tymoshenko was the first to announce that she was raising the banner of struggle on her armored train, and the main front in her declared "economic anti-terrorist operation" is becoming a crusade for the rights of defrauded depositors of bankrupt banks. Yulia Tymoshenko modestly remains silent about...

Housing racketeering as an alternative to solving the social housing problem in Kyiv

The news of former Deputy Prosecutor General Vitaly Kasko's (read more about him in the article "Vitaly Kasko – Fraudster, Corrupt Official, 'Shot Down Pilot'") real estate fraud, which has been making the rounds in domestic media since the beginning of last week, is unlikely to make much of a splash. Especially given the high-profile dismissal of yet another deputy…

NABU will take over Kasko's apartments

The Solomensky District Court ordered the National Anti-Corruption Bureau to open a criminal investigation into the transfer of official apartments to the ownership of Deputy Prosecutor General of Ukraine Vitaliy Kasko (read more about him in the article "Vitaliy Kasko – Fraudster, Corrupt Official, 'Shot Down Pilot'"). According to…

MPs: Law enforcement agencies are actively involved in corporate raids

"Cutthroats" on the Payroll: Why Demand for Private Armies Is Growing in Ukraine

Law enforcement and regulatory agencies, including the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Prosecutor's Office, the State Architectural and Construction Inspectorate (GASK), and the State Fiscal Service (SFS), are active participants in corporate raiding attacks. Therefore, government leadership must personally oversee the investigation of egregious cases of such attacks. This is stated in an appeal to the Anti-Corruption Prosecutor...