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The case of Pavlo Zubov and Oleksandr Shalamai, former Hvozdiv village council officials, for extortion of EUR 300,000 in bribes

  • Date of commencement of the case: 15/10/2019
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The case of Pavlo Zubov and Oleksandr Shalamai, former Hvozdiv village council officials, for extortion of EUR 300,000 in bribes The case of Pavlo Zubov and Oleksandr Shalamai, former Hvozdiv village council officials, for extortion of EUR 300,000 in bribes

Case description

On February 15, 2023, the HACC found Pavlo Zubov, former head of a village council in the Kyiv region, and Oleksandr Shalamai, former member of the same village council, guilty of extorting EUR 300,000 and receiving USD 10,000 in bribes from local entrepreneurs.

In 2016, representatives of a local agricultural enterprise, Hvozdiv-Agro LLC, wanted to lease 26 hectares of land for a long-term lease with the right to buy it, and Zubov,  the former head of the Hvozdiv village council, and Shalamai, his accomplice, began to extort money from them. The defendants managed to receive USD 10,000 as the first tranche and have already agreed to transfer the next amount of EUR 300,000 (over UAH 8.6 million). 

The court charged the former officials with Article 368, part 4 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. They were sentenced to 9 years in prison with a ban on holding certain positions: Zubov for 3 years and Shalamai for 2 years. Half of the defendants' property was also confiscated. 

The appellate reconsideration of the case is ongoing.

 

  • Proceeding No.: 42016110000000264
  • Case No.: 362/4895/16-к
  • Incriminated: Article 368, part 3, Article 368, part 4
Instance Key parties Instance /Key parties:
HACC AC
15/05/2023

Panel of judges: Chorna V.V.

HACC
04/11/2019

Panel of judges: Kravchuk O.O., Kryklyva T.H., Sikora K.O.

Lawyer: Zelkinoi T.Ye., Tymchyshyn L.M., Muzychuka Ye.A.

Prosecutor: Kravets V.V., Korzun V.S.

CCC
15/10/2019

Panel of judges: Ivanenko I.V., Fomin S.B., Anisimov H.M., Buleiko O.L., Kovtunovych M.I., Luhanskyi Yu.M.

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THE CASE OF HVOZDIV VILLAGE COUNCIL OFFICIALS

Pavlo Zubov and Oleksandr Shalamai, former officials of the village council in the Kyiv region, demanded bribes from local businessmen, for which they were sentenced.

  • May 18, 2016
    Shalamai received a USD 10,000 bribe from businessmen
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    June 1, 2016
    the NABU detained Zubov and Shalamai before receiving the rest of the money
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    June 2, 2016
    Zubov and Shalamai were served with suspicion notices. Zubov was taken into custody with an alternative bail of UAH 8 million
  • June 15, 2016
    the court took Shalamai into custody with the possibility of UAH 8 million bail
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    February 15, 2023
    the HACC sentenced Zubov and Shalamai to 9 years in prison with confiscation of half of their property and additional penalties
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Decisions from the Register

Case No. Court Decision date Decision type
362/4895/16-к CCC 15/10/2019
362/4895/16-к CCC 17/10/2019
362/4895/16-к CCC 18/10/2019
362/4895/16-к CCC 28/10/2019
362/4895/16-к HACC 04/11/2019 On the appointment of a preparatory court hearing
362/4895/16-к HACC 17/12/2019
362/4895/16-к HACC 17/12/2019
362/4895/16-к HACC 17/12/2019
362/4895/16-к HACC 17/12/2019
362/4895/16-к HACC 19/06/2020 On the appointment of a trial
362/4895/16-к HACC 30/09/2020
362/4895/16-к HACC 30/09/2020
362/4895/16-к HACC 29/01/2021
362/4895/16-к HACC 29/01/2021
362/4895/16-к HACC 13/04/2021
362/4895/16-к HACC 13/04/2021
362/4895/16-к HACC 11/08/2021
362/4895/16-к HACC 11/08/2021
362/4895/16-к HACC 27/05/2022
362/4895/16-к HACC 27/05/2022
362/4895/16-к HACC 17/06/2022
362/4895/16-к HACC 17/06/2022
362/4895/16-к HACC 30/01/2023
362/4895/16-к HACC AC 27/03/2023 On leaving the appeal without action
362/4895/16-к HACC AC 27/03/2023 On leaving the appeal without action
362/4895/16-к HACC AC 27/03/2023 On leaving the appeal without action
362/4895/16-к HACC AC 27/03/2023
362/4895/16-к HACC AC 15/05/2023 On the return of the appeal
362/4895/16-к HACC AC 15/05/2023 Opening of appeal proceedings
362/4895/16-к HACC AC 29/05/2023 Completion of the preparation and appointment of the appeal hearing
362/4895/16-к HACC AC 03/08/2023 On changing the interim measure for the accused
362/4895/16-к HACC AC 03/08/2023 On changing the interim measure for the accused
362/4895/16-к HACC 10/06/2024 Verdicts
362/4895/16-к HACC AC 10/06/2024
362/4895/16-к HACC AC 10/06/2024
362/4895/16-к CCC 13/09/2024 On leaving the cassation appeal without motion