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An attorney from Kodyma took 2 thousand dollars “for influencing a judge” in a case where he himself was the state-funded defender.
The Kodymskyi District Court of Odesa region found attorney Yurii Mykhailovych Martyniuk guilty of receiving an unlawful benefit for influencing a judge and a prosecutor. Article — part 2 of Art. 369-2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. Punishment — a fine of 87 thousand UAH, which is exactly how much he took in cash on 24 February.
Martyniuk is a local attorney with certificate No. 1613 dated 29 January 2008. Married, with an infant and a 16-year-old son dependent on him, plus his wife’s children. Has diabetes mellitus, on insulin. No prior convictions. In this case he was not a paid private defender but an attorney providing free secondary legal aid.
On 16 November 2025 the police of the Podilskyi District Department opened case No. 12025161180000820 under part 2 of Art. 332 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine — illegal human smuggling across the border. Two people are suspects. One of them was assigned by the state to Martyniuk: on 14 January 2026 the indictment went to that same Kodymskyi court (case 503/52/26).
The client had another female attorney. She was friends with him and consulted on the same case. On 17 February at about 13:57 near the court at Peremohy Square, 1A, Martyniuk met her and said: he had already spoken with employees of the Kodymskyi court and the specialized defense prosecutor’s office, and could “help.” The price — 3 thousand dollars. In return he promised a speedy trial and a suspended sentence under Art. 75: imprisonment with release from serving the sentence.
On 20 February she transferred him 4,3 thousand UAH “allegedly for legal services” — although the defense was already state-funded. He confirmed his intention to exert pressure on the judge and prosecutor.
On 24 February at 16:00 in a Jeep Compass near that same court she handed over the first installment — 2 thousand dollars, which that day was 86,6 thousand UAH at the NBU exchange rate. The second thousand was to be handed over after the “necessary” verdict. The investigation considers the crime completed at that point: money for influencing persons authorized to perform state functions was already in his pocket.
Proceedings against the attorney himself were opened on 13 May 2026, number 42026160000000113. In the courtroom he fully admitted guilt and did not dispute the circumstances. He said that after his arrest he returned the money. The court proceeded under part 3 of Art. 349 of the Criminal Procedure Code: the evidence was not examined because no one contested it.
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