Since February 2024, authorized officials of the National Agency on Corruption Prevention (NACP) have issued six reports on corruption-related administrative offenses against five judges of local and appellate courts in Dnipropetrovsk, Mykolaiv, Kyiv, and Chernihiv regions.
Four protocols were issued for late submission of annual declarations without valid reasons (part 1 of Article 172-6 of the Code of Administrative Offenses) and two protocols for late submission of notifications of significant changes in property status (part 2 of Article 172-6 of the Code of Administrative Offenses).
The protocols and other materials were sent, in accordance with the requirements of Art. 257-1 of the Code of Administrative Offenses, to local general courts at the place of commission of the offenses for consideration of the case.
It should be noted that the legislation provides for a special procedure for drafting protocols on administrative offenses related to corruption in relation to judges - only the Head and Deputy Head of the National Agency are authorized to draft them.
The late submission of a declaration without valid reasons is subject to administrative liability in the form of a fine of 50 to 100 non-taxable minimum incomes. Instead, failure to report or untimely reporting of significant changes in property status is punishable by a fine of 100 to 200 tax-free minimum incomes.
Information on persons held liable for committing corruption or corruption-related offenses is entered into the Unified State Register of Persons Who Committed Corruption or Corruption-Related Offenses.
