{"id":577137,"date":"2026-03-17T21:50:38","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T19:50:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/korabelov.info\/2026\/03\/577137\/an-odesa-judge-was-sentenced-to-six-years-in-prison-for-a-4-000-bribe\/"},"modified":"2026-03-17T21:50:42","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T19:50:42","slug":"an-odesa-judge-was-sentenced-to-six-years-in-prison-for-a-4-000-bribe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/korabelov.info\/en\/2026\/03\/577137\/an-odesa-judge-was-sentenced-to-six-years-in-prison-for-a-4-000-bribe\/","title":{"rendered":"An Odesa judge was sentenced to six years in prison for a $4,000 bribe"},"content":{"rendered":"

The panel of judges of the High Anti-Corruption Court 6 March<\/strong>\u00a02026<\/strong> announced the verdict: a judge of one of the district courts of Odesa<\/strong> was found guilty of receiving an improper benefit and sentenced to 6<\/strong> years of imprisonment.<\/p>\n

According to journalist Oleh Novikov, it concerns Lyudmyla Saltan<\/strong>, who held a position at the Kyiv District Court of Odesa<\/strong>. The verdict was rendered by the HACC based on materials from an anti-corruption proceeding.<\/p>\n

According to the investigation, on 29 March 2023<\/strong> NABU detectives together with the SBU, under the procedural supervision of prosecutors from the SAP, exposed the judge immediately after receiving the funds. According to the prosecution, she received 4<\/strong> thousand dollars for issuing a decision in favor of a citizen in a civil case.<\/p>\n

In addition to the custodial sentence, the court applied additional sanctions: a ban on holding positions<\/strong> in state authorities for 3<\/strong> years<\/strong> and partial confiscation of property<\/strong> \u2014 in particular an Audi Q8<\/strong> vehicle and a residential house<\/strong> belonging to the convicted person.<\/p>\n

The decision will take legal effect in 30<\/strong> days after its announcement unless it is appealed.<\/p>\n

In September 2024 the judge was mobilized<\/strong>, receiving the rank of seaman<\/strong> in the reserve of the 36th<\/strong> Separate Marine Brigade; she was later transferred to another military unit. The command reported that she did not participate in combat operations<\/strong>, and at the end of November she appeared for duty while intoxicated<\/strong>, after which an administrative protocol was drawn up.<\/p>\n

This is not the first scandal related to Lyudmyla Saltan<\/strong>: in declarations for 2017<\/strong>, 2018<\/strong> and 2019<\/strong> she did not report funds totaling 2.1<\/strong> million UAH<\/strong>, which were used to purchase the Audi Q8<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Earlier we wrote:<\/h3>\n