Deputy PM Chernyshov seeks to delay the court hearing set for June 25 regarding his corruption case
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Unity of Ukraine Oleksiy Chernyshov, who was announced as a suspect in a corruption case on June 23, requested to postpone the court hearing on the appointment of a preventive measure, scheduled for June 25, he announced on Facebook.
Update 2:45 p.m. The Supreme Anti-Corruption Court reported that the consideration of the motion by the prosecutor of the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office regarding the application of a preventive measure against the Minister of National Unity will take place on June 27, 2025, at 9:00 a.m.
Update 11:20 a.m.: The court hearing regarding the appointment of a preventive measure for former Ukrainian minister Chernyshov has been postponed to 12:10 p.m. on June 26, RBC-Ukraine reported. The delay comes after Chernyshov filed a motion to postpone the hearing originally scheduled for June 25.
“I am following all procedures and hope that the motion will be granted, and the date and time of the court hearing will be agreed upon in advance with all parties involved,” the minister said in a statement.
Interfax-Ukraine reports that the court hearing is expected to proceed, with the judge set to decide whether the hearing can be further delayed.
On June 23, Chernyshov was charged with abuse of office and accepting illegal benefits in particularly large amounts. He became the sixth suspect in an ongoing corruption investigation related to the construction sector, particularly his tenure as Minister of Community and Territorial Development from March 2020 to November 2022.
The investigation claims that Chernyshov assisted a developer in securing a plot of land for a residential complex in Kyiv. He faces charges under Part 2 of Article 15, Part 2 of Article 28, Part 2 of Article 364, and Part 4 of Article 368 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine, which carry a potential sentence of up to 12 years in prison.
According to NV sources, the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office plans to request bail as a preventive measure, rather than detention.
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