Pavlo Demchuk

legal advisor

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September 5, 2024

What happens to the sentences that the HACC and the HACC AC have already passed? In this material, we cover some decisions of the HACC adopted over these 5 years, which we consider illustrative.

July 23, 2024

Buying Freedom, Amnesty, or Bail for Corrupt Officials: Draft Law on Plea Agreements

I suggest we leave out emotions, take a rational look at the real shortcomings of the draft law on plea agreements in corruption cases, and acknowledge its advantages.

June 3, 2024

3 reasons why right now is the time to objectively assess ARMA’s work

We firmly believe that delaying the external audit of ARMA is no longer tenable. And there are 3 reasons for this. We'll describe them in details.

March 21, 2024

Corruption Damage. What Is It and How to Get Compensation?

Let's try to figure out whether corruption victims always obtain compensation, and what's so special about these cases.

January 24, 2024

Obstacles in the Work of the Anti-Corruption Court

In Ukraine, sentences for high-profile corruption are passed by the HACC, and it seems that it was in 2023 that the HACC faced the most questions in all four years of its existence.

December 8, 2023

5 questions about “Lozovyi’s amendments”. What is the essence of the problem?

Verkhovna Rada may adopt amendments concerning the so-called “Lozovyi's amendments” soon. We decided to find out in more detail what is wrong with those provisions and how exactly they need to be amended.

November 13, 2023

ARMA through the European Commission’s Eyes: Much Work to Be Done

The report mentions the ARMA 8 times, and the approach to assessing the Agency's activities was quite cautious.

September 18, 2023

Things Are not that Bad. Even in Terms of Courts

A few thoughts on the results of the OGP Summit, which took place in Tallinn last week.

September 14, 2023

Imprisonments, fines, or correctional labor. Should there be a discretion in plea agreements?

The disproportionality of the punishment and the bewildering alteration in the case of Zlochevskyi ignited public outrage. Therefore, let's try to take a deeper look at this and similar plea agreement cases.

September 4, 2023

What Will You Fail to Find in Seized Assets Register?

However, is the open Register so useful for monitoring the work of the Agency and its activities?

August 8, 2023

On Article 364 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine — a Frankenstein

Recent proposals to amend Article 364 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine, which covers abuse of authority or office, have caused a new round of discussions in the professional community

August 3, 2023

ARMA May Independently Appoint Director in Morshynska Case. What’s Wrong with That?

Due to gaps in the law, judges grant the Asset Recovery and Management Agency uncharacteristic powers.

July 19, 2023

Can Criminal Proceedings Be Used to “Catch up” with Lost Profits?

Why courts consider cases of lost profit in criminal proceedings

May 26, 2023

ARMA during War: Thoughts on Its Work in Parliament

On May 23, the Temporary Investigative Commission (TIC) of the Verkhovna Rada on Economic Security and the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Anti-Corruption Policy held a meeting on the work of the ARMA in the field of seized property management.

May 1, 2023

Inflation of Criminal Law: How to Prevent Depreciation of Punitive Sector

Consideration of human rights from the perspective of their broad interpretation, as well as a number of high-profile criminal proceedings prompted Pavlo Demchuk to look at criminal law from this angle.

March 10, 2023

Exception or Rule: How HACC Calculates the Size of Multimillion Bail

Pavlo Demchuk, legal advisor to Transparency International Ukraine has figured out how the court calculates the amount of bail, and what influences its decision.