The High Anti-Corruption Court of Ukraine will hold a hearing on January 16, 2026, regarding the selection of a preventive measure for the people’s deputy and head of one of the factions in the Verkhovna Rada. Although the name is not officially disclosed, the circumstances of the case suggest that it concerns Yulia Tymoshenko, the leader of the parliamentary faction “Batkivshchyna.”
This is reported by Kyiv24
SAP Insists on a Bail of 50 Million Hryvnias
According to Ukrainian media, the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office plans to file a motion with the court to impose a preventive measure on Tymoshenko in the form of a bail of 50 million hryvnias. The court session will begin at 09:00.
“In response to numerous inquiries from media representatives, we inform you that the consideration of the motion for the application of a preventive measure to the people’s deputy, the head of the parliamentary faction in the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, is scheduled for January 16, 2026, at 09:00.”
Charges and Tymoshenko’s Reaction
The National Anti-Corruption Bureau and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office announced on January 14 that they suspect Yulia Tymoshenko under part 4 of Article 369 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. She is accused of offering, promising, or providing unlawful benefits—money, property, services, or other advantages. The sanction for this article provides for imprisonment for a term of five to ten years with the possibility of confiscation of property.
The investigation believes that the deputy initiated negotiations with certain members of parliament regarding the establishment of a “systemic mechanism for providing unlawful benefits in exchange for loyal behavior during votes” in parliament.
After a search at the Batkivshchyna party office in Kyiv on January 14, Yulia Tymoshenko publicly stated that she views the actions of law enforcement as a “political order” and firmly denies all the accusations made against her, calling them absurd.