Anti-graft watchdog puts Kyiv court's top judge on wanted list

NABU website

The National Anti-сorruption Bureau of Ukraine on Tuesday put on the wanted list the head of the Kyiv District Administrative Court, Pavlo Vovk.

Judge Vovk is reported to be a suspect in criminal proceedings on charges of creating a criminal organization aiming to seize state power and interfere in the operations of the High Qualification Commission of Judges, according to a statement posted on NABU website.

Detectives note that Vovk has been systematically ignoring interrogation summonses, failing to report for questionings and other procedural actions.

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