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Case of ex-MP Oleksandr Mefodii on abuse of influence

  • Date of commencement of the case: 23/10/2019
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Case of ex-MP Oleksandr Mefodii on abuse of influence Case of ex-MP Oleksandr Mefodii on abuse of influence

Case description

On June 15, 2020, the HACC found Oleksandr Mefodii, a former Kyiv Regional Council member, guilty of receiving a bribe to exert influence on law enforcement officers. For this, he was imprisoned for 5 years, but later, the appellate instance mitigated the punishment. This is the first prison sentence in the history of the HACC.

In February 2019, council member Mefodii tried to induce a local entrepreneur to transfer a bribe so as not to prevent him from logging. Having been denied, Mefodii, to exert pressure, reported illegal logging to law enforcement officers, who subsequently seized the entrepreneur's truck. In the end, they agreed on the amount of USD 5,000, but in fact, Mefodii received only USD 200; the rest of the banknotes were fake.

 

The crime was qualified under Article 369-2, part 3 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. Mefodii was imprisoned for 5 years, and his car was confiscated.

 

Disagreeing with the verdict, both the prosecution and Mefodii's lawyers subsequently filed appeals, and the HACC Appeals Chamber changed the qualification of Mefodii's actions to Art. 369-2, part 2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine on January 14, 2021; the mention of the fact of extortion of bribes was excluded from the verdict. The council member received a new sentence of 2.5 years in prison. The seizure of the car was lifted.

 

The cassation appeal was dismissed.

  • Proceeding No.: 42019110000000119
  • Case No.: 991/492/19
  • Incriminated: Article 369-2, part 2, Article 369-2, part 3
Instance Key parties Instance /Key parties:
CCC
18/04/2022

Panel of judges: Kovtunovych M.I.

HACC AC
25/06/2021

Panel of judges: Nykyforov A.S., Pavlyshyn O.F., Chorna V.V.

Lawyer: Androsova S.M., Miahkova M.O., Haluzynskoho Ye.O., Pokutnoho O.M., Shymka A.P.

Prosecutor: Semak I.A.

CCC
18/02/2021

Panel of judges: Chystyk A.O., Borodii V.M., Mazur M.V.

Lawyer: Vozniuka A.S., Pokutnoho O.M., Haluzynskoho Ye.O.

Prosecutor: Semak I.A.

HACC AC
23/07/2020

Panel of judges: Pankulych V.I., Bodnar S.B., Panaid I.V.

Lawyer: Miahkova M.O., Androsova S.M.

Prosecutor: Skybenko O.I., Semak I.A.

HACC
23/10/2019

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

Lawyer: Miahkova M.O., Panysheva S.O.

Prosecutor: Semak I.A., Skybenko O.I.

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CASE OF OLEKSANDR MEFODII

Serhii Mefodii, a member of the Kyiv Regional Council, received a bribe from an entrepreneur for non-interference in tree logging. The court sentenced him to imprisonment.

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    On April 8, 2019
    Mefodii received a bribe from the entrepreneur for influencing law enforcement officers
  • On April 16, 2019
    Solomianskyi District Court of Kyiv released suspect Mefodii under personal obligation
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    On June 15, 2020
    the HACC found Mefodii guilty and sentenced him to 5 years in prison
  • On January 14, 2021
    the HACC Appeals Chamber changed the qualification of the crime, lifted the seizure of Mefodii's car and reduced the sentence to 2.5 years in prison
  • On March 15, 2021
    the Ministry of Internal Affairs put Mefodii on the wanted list
  • On November 21, 2022
    the Supreme Court dismissed the cassation appeal

Decisions from the Register

Case No. Court Decision date Decision type
991/492/19 HACC 01/10/2019
991/492/19 HACC 23/10/2019 On the appointment of a trial
991/492/19 HACC 15/05/2020
991/492/19 HACC 25/05/2020
991/492/19 HACC 25/05/2020
991/492/19 HACC 15/06/2020 Verdicts
991/492/19 HACC AC 23/07/2020 Opening of appeal proceedings
991/492/19 HACC AC 21/08/2020
991/492/19 HACC AC 09/09/2020
991/492/19 HACC AC 14/01/2021 On closing appeal proceedings, On partial granting of the appeal and change of the verdict
991/492/19 HACC AC 14/01/2021 On closing appeal proceedings, On partial granting of the appeal and change of the verdict
991/492/19 CCC 03/02/2021 On leaving the cassation appeal without motion
991/492/19 CCC 10/02/2021 On the return of the cassation appeal
991/492/19 CCC 18/02/2021 On the opening of cassation proceedings
991/492/19 CCC 18/02/2021
991/492/19 CCC 18/02/2021
991/492/19 CCC 12/03/2021 On the opening of cassation proceedings
991/492/19 CCC 12/03/2021
991/492/19 CCC 17/03/2021
991/492/19 CCC 18/03/2021
991/492/19 CCC 14/04/2021 On the completion of preparation and appointment of the cassation hearing
991/492/19 CCC 14/04/2021
991/492/19 CCC 19/04/2021 On leaving the cassation appeal without motion
991/492/19 CCC 11/05/2021 On the return of the cassation appeal
991/492/19 CCC 11/05/2021
991/492/19 HACC 27/05/2021
991/492/19 HACC 27/05/2021
991/492/19 CCC 31/05/2021 On the return of the cassation appeal
991/492/19 CCC 14/06/2021 Resolution on partial granting of cassation appeals and the appointment of a new hearing in the court of the first or appellate instance
991/492/19 CCC 14/06/2021 Resolution on partial granting of cassation appeals and the appointment of a new hearing in the court of the first or appellate instance
991/492/19 HACC AC 25/06/2021 Opening of appeal proceedings
991/492/19 HACC AC 05/07/2021 Completion of the preparation and appointment of the appeal hearing
991/492/19 HACC AC 21/09/2021 On closing appeal proceedings
991/492/19 HACC AC 01/02/2022 On partial granting of the appeal and change of the verdict
991/492/19 HACC AC 01/02/2022 On partial granting of the appeal and change of the verdict
991/492/19 CCC 18/04/2022 On the opening of cassation proceedings
991/492/19 CCC 26/04/2022 On the refusal to suspend the enforcement of the sentence / гіпотетично може може бути й про зупинення виконання вироку
991/492/19 CCC 05/05/2022 On the refusal to suspend the enforcement of the sentence / гіпотетично може може бути й про зупинення виконання вироку
991/492/19 CCC 09/06/2022 On the completion of preparation and appointment of the cassation hearing
991/492/19 CCC 07/09/2022
991/492/19 CCC 07/09/2022
991/492/19 CCC 20/09/2022
991/492/19 CCC 21/11/2022 Resolution to leave the verdict and the AC decision unchanged and not grant the cassation appeal
991/492/19 CCC 21/11/2022 Resolution to leave the verdict and the AC decision unchanged and not grant the cassation appeal