The Supreme Court of Justice has canceled the procedural obligations for Yulia Tymoshenko in the case of alleged bribery of people’s deputies

The Supreme Anti-Corruption Court has canceled the procedural obligations imposed on the leader of the parliamentary faction “Batkivshchyna” Yulia Tymoshenko in criminal proceedings regarding the alleged attempt to bribe people’s deputies. The court made the corresponding decision during the preparatory court session.

Prosecutor of the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office Vitaliy Grechishkin asked the court to extend the obligations imposed on the accused for another two months. In particular, it was about the obligation to appear at every request of NABU detectives and SAPO prosecutors, as well as to report any change in place of residence or work.

However, judge of the Supreme Anti-Corruption Court Oleg Tkachenko refused to grant this request.

“The procedural obligations imposed on Yulia Volodymyrivna Tymoshenko shall be canceled. The ruling is not subject to appeal,” the judge announced.

During the hearing, Yulia Tymoshenko noted that after the indictment was sent to the court, she lost the procedural status of a suspect and acquired the status of an accused, and therefore the ruling of the investigating judge on the application of procedural obligations, issued at the stage of the pre-trial investigation, can no longer be valid.

At the same time, the court postponed consideration of other motions of the defense. The next court hearing is scheduled for July 22.

What is the case

According to the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office, after revealing at the end of 2025 the facts of receiving illegal benefits by individual people’s deputies, Yulia Tymoshenko allegedly initiated negotiations on the creation of a systemic mechanism for providing illegal benefits to parliamentarians in exchange for supporting the necessary decisions during votes in the Verkhovna Rada.

The SAPO claims that it was not about individual agreements, but about an allegedly long-term mechanism of cooperation, which provided for regular payments and coordination of votes of people’s deputies.

In January 2026, the politician was notified of suspicion under Part 4 of Article 369 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine – providing an unlawful benefit to an official. The sanction of this article provides for a penalty in the form of imprisonment for a term of five to ten years with or without confiscation of property.

Currently, the criminal proceedings are at the stage of trial. At the same time, in accordance with Article 62 of the Constitution of Ukraine, a person is considered innocent of committing a criminal offense until his guilt is proven in accordance with the law and established by a guilty verdict of a court that has entered into legal force.