anti-corruption prosecutor's office informed volodymyr honchar of the suspicion of the judge of the kropyvnytskyi court of appealaccording to the investigation, for $10,500, the judge promised to review the verdict of the court of first instance and change the punishment for committing a traffic accident with fatal consequences, from three years of imprisonment to a suspended term, to receive and keep the bribe, the judge instructed his intermediary. however, it did not go according to plan. board judges kropyvny. the appellate court still left the verdict of the court of first instance unchanged and approved the culprit's punishment in the form of deprivation of liberty. since the judge failed to fulfill the promise, most of the funds had to be returned. only part of the bribe - $450 - was found at the intermediary's place of residence. a resident of the ivano-frankivsk region, who tried to kill a judge to avoid punishment, was sentenced to 10 years in prison . in august 2000, the man was dissatisfied with the course of the trial cases against him and wanted to delay the process and delay the sentencing and imp