The law enforcement agencies informed about the suspicion of the judge of the Brovar city district court of the Kyiv region, Volodymyr Serdynskyi, who, according to the sources, forged documents in order to go on vacation to the Caribbean.
The State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) together with the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) reported that Serdynskyi had gone abroad with forged documents. In addition to the judge, the lawyer who helped him in the production of forgeries also received suspicion.
According to the data, in 2023, Serdynskyi, together with his roommate, went on a cruise ship under the guise of a business trip. For this purpose, he, in collusion with a lawyer he knew, forged an invitation to participate in a conference in Vienna, which allegedly related to assistance to immigrants from Ukraine to the EU.
The judge and the lawyer are charged with forgery of documents by prior conspiracy, as well as fraud. In particular, they face liability under Articles 27, 358 and 190 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
At the moment, the issue of selecting a preventive measure for the suspects is being resolved.
Interestingly, in September 2023, Serdynskyi was already exposed for receiving a bribe for making the "correct" decision in a property dispute. Then he was charged with corruption, which underlines the seriousness of the offenses related to his activities.
This situation raises concerns about the ethics and integrity of the judiciary in Ukraine, because such actions undermine trust in justice and fairness.
