On September 4, 2025, an investigating judge of the HACC denied a motion filed by an NABU detective to authorize a special pre-trial investigation against a Ukrainian businessman, former MP, and executive of a major company who is currently abroad.
According to the HACC press service, the case concerns oligarch Kostiantyn Zhevaho.
Zhevaho is suspected of paying a $2.7 million bribe to former Supreme Court Chairman Vsevolod Kniaziev in exchange for a ruling in favor of his company. In July 2024, Zhevaho was placed on the wanted list and, according to the latest information, is currently in France. Notably, Kniaziev himself has also been charged in the Zhevaho-related bribery case now being heard by the HACC.