"Another big fish": prosecutor general reports on high-profile arrest for grand bribery (Photos)

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"Another big fish. Department for investigation of economic cases of the PGO, together with the Department K of the SBU has exposed one of the members of the High Council of Justice who was extorting $500,000 for the illegal influence on a court ruling. His intermediary has been detained – the employee of the Justice Ministry, who conspired with the HCJ member and received his share in the amount of $150,000," he said.

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According to Ukrainska Pravda online newspaper, the name of the suspect is Pavlo Hrechkivskiy.

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