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❗The appeal overturned the Pecherskyi Court decision that had prohibited the Center for Countering Corruption, "Slidstvo.Info," and Alina Stryzhak from publishing an investigation about 143 the apartments of Sukhachov's brother
The Kyiv Court of Appeal annulled the scandalous ruling of the Pecherskyi District Court of Kyiv that banned the Center for Countering Corruption and “Slidstvo.info” from publishing an investigation into 143 the apartments of the brother of State Bureau of Investigation Director Oleksiy Sukhachov.
In July, the controversial judge Serhiy Vovk prohibited the Center for Countering Corruption, Slidstvo.Info, and journalist Alina Stryzhak from making this investigation public.
This was an utterly arbitrary decision intended to test the instrument of banning publication of other investigations.
But this ban had the opposite effect, as eight leading media outlets joined the “Initiative 143” and simultaneously published the investigation about 143 the real estate holdings of the director’s brother.
To recap briefly: in the years 2018–2020 Sukhachov’s brother became the owner of 143 real estate properties in Kharkiv residential complexes.
According to the documents, some apartments cost only 24,6–48,9 thousand UAH. In other words, at the price of a single smartphone.
A criminal case concerning the developer was for a time investigated by the State Bureau of Investigation, which is headed by Sukhachov’s brother. But no one was ever formally charged.
This story once again confirms the need to reset the SBI: Sukhachov should have left his position long ago, and the Bureau should be led by a director selected in an open and fair competition.
More details: https://antac.org.ua/news/apeliatsiia-skasuvala-zaboronu-pecherskoho-sudu-publikuvaty-tspk-slidstvo-info-ta-alini-stryzhak-rozsliduvannia-pro-143-kvartyry-brata-sukhachova/
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