The High Anti-Corruption Court has re-closed the case against former Energy Minister Nasalik.

On April 1, 2021, a panel of judges of the High Anti-Corruption Court partially granted the motion of the SAP prosecutor and closed the criminal proceedings against former Minister of Energy and Coal Industry Ihor Nasalik for declaring false information, reports press office WAKS.

Thus, the prosecutor filed a motion to close the criminal proceedings on the basis of the Constitutional Court's abolition of criminal liability for false declarations.

The defense and the accused objected to the prosecutor's motion being granted. They believed that the recognition of Article 366-1 of the Ukrainian Criminal Code as unconstitutional and its subsequent repeal would have the legal consequence of an acquittal, which would be rehabilitative in nature, and therefore insisted on further consideration of the case.

The defense expressed its position that the accused has the right to a fair trial, as guaranteed by Article 6 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms. They also noted that the lengthy criminal prosecution for extensive media coverage had damaged the accused's reputation, and the closure of the criminal proceedings by the High Anti-Corruption Court's ruling on November 24, 2020, had in no way contributed to its restoration.

After the first-instance criminal case was closed by the High Anti-Corruption Court, the accused filed a complaint with the Appellate Chamber of the Supreme Anti-Corruption Court. On March 2, 2021, the panel of judges of the High Anti-Corruption Court overturned the first-instance ruling of November 24, 2020, to close the criminal case and ordered a new trial," the statement reads.

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