⚖️ Law Enforcement

Law enforcement detained Vsevolod Kniaziev, the head of Ukraine's Supreme Court, as part of a $2.7 million bribery investigation.

May 16, 2023 Kyiv, Ukraine

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Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

The head of the supreme court has been detained in a $2.7 million bribery inquiry

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Kniaziev has been dismissed from his position as the court's chairman but can return to work as an ordinary judge.

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: certain

Six Kyiv residents were identified for illegally spreading information about air defense work during the Russian attack on May 16.

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