The notorious Kharkiv judge Oleg Dzyuba is trying to be reinstated in his position through the Supreme Court
«Three judges confirmed their compliance with the position, one did not confirm»,- this information was published in December 2024 by the High Qualification Commission of Judges of Ukraine following the review of the judges' compliance with their positions.
The commission came to the conclusion that Judge Oleg Anatoliyovych Dzyuba of the Kharkiv Commercial Court «does not meet the requirements of the position» and decided to submit a proposal to the High Council of Justice for the dismissal of this judge from his position.
It should be noted that such a conclusion to a judge's career can be considered quite logical, knowing that Mr. Dzyuba has repeatedly attracted attention with quite dubious facts of his biography.
The event was responded to by the Civil Integrity Council (an organization that checks judges and candidates for compliance with integrity and professional ethics criteria).
«Who is Oleg Dzyuba and why is today’s decision of the VKKS important? Dzyuba and his family have repeatedly raised questions regarding integrity. The Civil Integrity Council established signs that the judge's former wife (divorced recently by court decision) could have voluntarily acquired Russian citizenship after the start of armed aggression and engaged in business in Russia. Moreover, Dzyuba's family sold several apartments in Kharkiv at significantly reduced prices, and the judge himself used a spacious house owned by his 89-year-old grandmother-in-law — without any explanation of the source of funds»,- noted the Civil Integrity Council.
Earlier, in September 2019 and June 2024, the Civil Integrity Council published its conclusions regarding Oleg Dzyuba. What did they say?
For example, Judge's wife Svitlana Dzyuba conducted business in occupied Crimea and sold goods in Russia. According to the Civil Integrity Council, Svitlana Dzyuba in 2014 (not earlier than July 2014) obtained a Russian passport with her identification data and an insurance number of an individual personal account, which is valid. Additionally, the judge's wife obtained a Russian individual tax number (INN). After the occupation of Crimea in 2016, she registered as an individual entrepreneur (FOP) in Sevastopol with the activity of “production of other outerwear”.
According to the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine, Judge Oleg Dzyuba and his wife repeatedly visited occupied Crimea, Belarus, and Russia during 2014-2020: August 2014 — trip to Crimea (allegedly to a sick relative); November 2014 — trip to Moscow for a light industry exhibition; December 2014 — again Crimea (again to a relative).
In August 2016, another interesting trip took place. The judge and his wife drove to Crimea by car through the “Hoptivka” checkpoint. Within three days, the state fee for registering the judge's wife as an FOP was paid in Crimea. Interestingly, on August 16, an official record appeared about her registration as an entrepreneur in Russia, which is impossible without acquiring the citizenship of the aggressor state.
The judge Oleg Dzyuba himself denied these data, explaining the trip as necessary to tidy up his uncle's grave, who died... 18 years ago. There were also trips to Minsk, where the judge and his wife traveled three times. The reason was also interesting: according to him, his wife’s grandmother's sister lives there!
And all this is just a small part of the judge's “misunderstandings”. Many lines in the conclusions are dedicated to the property of the judge's family, which he undervalued. By the way, a judicial representative declared six (!) apartments back in 2014. Together with his wife, Dzyuba also sold apartments in Kharkiv at a discounted price and owned a workshop with 20 employees, which fit into a non-residential space of 10 sq.m.
«The total price for property rights to real estate of 95.4 sq.m amounted to about $21,000 for the judge and his wife, meaning that 1 sq.m of real estate was valued at about $220», - cited one episode of judicial ingenuity by the Civil Integrity Council in its conclusion.
That is why the decision of the High Qualification Commission of Judges of Ukraine was entirely logical. But as it became known, Oleg Dzyuba has now decided to “not give up without a fight” and to enter the same judicial “river” twice.
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