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The High Anti-Corruption Court sentenced Member of Parliament Oleksandr Yurchenko to 9 years in prison with confiscation of property and a ban on holding certain positions for 3 years.
The court found the Servant of the People MP guilty in the “pastries” case. According to the prosecution’s version, through his assistant Ivan Fishchenko Yurchenko asked to transfer $10 thousand for himself and $200 thousand for committee members — in exchange for adopting legislative changes in favor of a foreign company.
The case was considered since 2021. In 2024 it was re-heard from the start due to a judge replacement, and this summer there was a risk of another restart because of a possible change in the composition of the panel. At the same time, the judges managed to complete the proceedings.
Yurchenko became the third sitting Member of Parliament to receive a sentence of imprisonment. Earlier, MP Andriy Hunka was sentenced to 4 years, and MP Liudmyla Marchenko to 2 years.
The verdict can be appealed to the appellate court.
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