Review of Practice in Corruption Cases for 2025: Key Conclusions of the CCC of the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court published a thematic review of the judicial practice of the Cassation Criminal Court within the Supreme Court in criminal proceedings concerning corruption and corruption-related criminal offenses for 2025.
The review contains key legal positions of the CCC of the Supreme Court, as well as the united chamber of the CCC of the Supreme Court in the field of corruption and corruption-related criminal offenses. Among them, in particular, are the following conclusions:
- The period during which the prosecution familiarizes itself with materials disclosed by the defense under the procedure provided by Article 290 of the Criminal Procedure Code of Ukraine does not affect the course of the pre-trial investigation period stipulated by Article 219 of the Criminal Procedure Code of Ukraine and does not suspend it;
- An essential element of the crime provided for in Article 191 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (misappropriation, embezzlement of property, or seizure thereof by abuse of official position) is the presence of special powers in the accused person regarding the management of the relevant property. In case of accusation under this law provision, it is necessary to prove that the accused had such powers or authority that allowed influencing persons to whom the property was entrusted or in whose custody it was.
Additionally, the review systematizes other equally relevant conclusions regarding the application of norms of criminal and criminal procedural law.
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