The "diamond prosecutors" case: an undue advantage of USD 150,000 for closing a case against sand-mining companies
Alleged
US$150,000
Established by court
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According to investigators (case description by TI Ukraine, "HACC Decided"), V. Shapakin, O. Korniiets and an entrepreneur received an undue advantage of USD 150 thousand for closing a criminal case against the companies "Chystyi Grunt" and "Hidroekoresurs" and returning seized property (Article 368(4) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine). They were detained on 6 July 2015; according to LB.ua, about USD 500 thousand was seized from the detainees (this amount is not the amount of the undue advantage and is not included in the episode amount). The indictment was heard by the Holosiivskyi District Court of Kyiv; in 2019, the case was transferred to the HACC, but on 22 November 2019 the Appeals Chamber of the HACC returned it to the Holosiivskyi court, and on 20 January 2020 the Criminal Cassation Court of the Supreme Court refused the prosecutor's request to change jurisdiction. As of 3 October 2026, the outcome of the trial has not been verified; no verdict was found in available sources, and the persons are presumed innocent.
- Pre-trial investigation body:
- Prosecutor General's Office of Ukraine
- Proceedings:
- 42015000000001288
- Charges:
- ч. 4 ст. 368 КК України
Co-defendants according to investigators: Korniiets Oleksandr Pavlovych
Sources (2)
Case of the «diamond prosecutor» Oleksandr Korniiets
Investigation · Transparency International Ukraine (HACC Decided) · 1 Mar 2023
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Court extended bail for former prosecutors Shapakin and Korniiets
Media · LB.ua · 3 Sept 2015
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