Ihor Kolomoiskyi is back in court, this time in an unusual status for him. On November 14, at 10:00, the Shevchenkivskyi District Court of Kyiv, presided over by Judge Yulia Savchuk, began a hearing in the case where the oligarch filed a lawsuit against the Prosecutor General’s Office, Prosecutor General of Ukraine Ruslan Kravchenko, as well as the online publication “Stop Corruption TV” to protect his “honor, dignity and business reputation”.<\/p>\n
Kolomoiskyi appeared in court directly from the pre-trial detention center. The “Stop Corruption TV” film crew, which provided online coverage of the events, was also present at the hearing.<\/p>\n
What is the essence of the lawsuit?<\/p>\n
Let us recall that Ihor Kolomoiskyi filed a lawsuit against the Prosecutor General’s Office, “Stop Corruption TV,” and Ruslan Kravchenko. His representatives claim that the information announced during the Prosecutor General’s briefing damaged the businessman’s reputation.<\/p>\n
During a previous briefing broadcast on air, Ruslan Kravchenko reported on an investigation in which Kolomoisky appears as the organizer of a criminal financial scheme. The NABU and the Bureau of Economic Security also revealed mechanisms that allowed a group of individuals associated with the businessman to conduct transactions with forged bank documents.<\/p>\n
Law enforcement officers indicated that the group members forged documents intended to confirm the deposit of cash into the bank on behalf of Kolomoisky, after which they simulated a collection to prove that more than 5.3 billion hryvnias had been deposited into the businessman’s account.<\/p>\n
This lawsuit against the media looks strange, since Stop Corruption TV LLC only rebroadcasts information from the public briefing, and is not the source of the data presented.<\/p>\n
What happened at the court hearing?<\/p>\n
At the beginning of the hearing, Kolomoisky’s representative filed a response to “Stop Corruption TV” ‘s appeal and a motion to add evidence to the case. In this motion, they requested the addition of documents related to criminal proceedings, citing a need to familiarize themselves with the case materials in the UCP appeal.<\/p>\n
Kolomoisky’s representatives noted that the appeal of the Prosecutor General’s Office concerns criminal proceedings, which, in their opinion, provides confirmation of the claims made by the plaintiff.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, in response to the lawyer’s request, the SAPO stated that no grounds were found to grant Kolomoisky the status of a person whose rights may be restricted during the pre-trial investigation of the aforementioned criminal cases.<\/p>\n
Court decision<\/p>\n
The Shevchenkivskyi court rejected Kolomoisky’s request for additional evidence and continued consideration of the case without it. Kolomoisky also announced his intention to file a criminal complaint regarding the alleged falsification of the defendant’s expert’s report.<\/p>\n
In addition, the court granted the defendant’s request to involve a third party in the case, the media outlet “Suspilne”. The court session was concluded, with a recess scheduled for February 5, 2026, at 10:00.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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