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Ukraine's Supreme Court elects new head after corruption scandal

Stanislav Kravchenko becomes the new Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Ukraine, after the previous chief Vsevolod Kniaziev was detained by anti-corruption authorities for allegedly receiving a $2.7 million bribe, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine, May 26, 2023. REUTERS/Alina Smutko

Ukraine's Supreme Court elected a new head on Friday following the removal of his predecessor, who has been detained on bribery allegations in the country's biggest anti-corruption case.

A total of 108 judges out of 148 voted to appoint 56-year-old Stanyslav Kravchenko, who had been the head of the Cassation Chamber for Criminal Cases, which is part of the Supreme Court.

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