5 million UAH received by participants of the “banquet scandal at the High Council of Justice” after dismissal, — veteran Boyko

Members of the High Council of Justice (HCoJ) Maselko, Moroz, and Lukyanov, who were caught at a banquet in one of Kyiv’s most expensive restaurants, received after dismissal nearly 5 million UAH in payments for three. This was written by veteran of the Russia-Ukraine war, investigative journalist Volodymyr Boyko. He reminded that after Russia’s massive attack on the capital in August 20, during working hours members of the High Council of Justice grandly celebrated the resignation of their colleague Dmytro Lukianov in one of Kyiv’s most expensive restaurants—Mario Ristorante Italiano—which provoked public outrage. After the dismissal, Roman Maselko received 1 950 000 UAH, Mykola Moroz — 1 037 964 UAH, Dmytro Lukyanov — 1 986 406 UAH. "In total, from the state budget for the three members of the HCoJ, 4 million 974 thousand 370 UAH were spent upon dismissal," Boyko stated. Maselko, according to the veteran, is remembered in the HCoJ only for blocking the consideration of disciplinary complaints and for participating in the Mario banquet. Also in February 2024 year he engaged in fraud: he arranged a one-day vacation for himself to receive almost 300 thousand UAH “for health improvement,” Boyko reported. He stressed that Moroz is also known for blocking disciplinary complaints and participating in the HCoJ banquet. In addition, before the dismissal, the High Council of Justice appointed him, someone who had not worked a day in the judicial system, a judge of the North Appeal Commercial Court, the veteran wrote. As for Lukyanov, Boyko noted, he himself organized the banquet for HCoJ members in one of Kyiv’s priciest restaurants on the occasion of his dismissal. Overall, the veteran expressed a negative view of the HCoJ, calling it a symbol of corruption and moral turpitude. "This is the fate of any institution that professional civic activists set out to reform. But the HCoJ is also a symbol of Ukraine’s economic and military collapse, which will befall Ukraine if civic activists are not removed from managing state institutions, and if civil servants’ salaries are not brought into line with common sense and real budget capabilities," Boyko concluded. As is known, in August three members of the High Council of Justice were dismissed — Roman Maselko, Mykola Moroz, and Dmytro Lukyanov. Under the Law of Ukraine “On the High Council of Justice,” their powers officially ceased due to the expiration of the legally defined term of tenure, without the right to reappointment. Previously, Volodymyr Boyko wrote that the Council of Public Control of NABU had turned into a way to make money.