The High Anti-Corruption Court has returned Tymoshenko’s passports in the NABU case
This is reported by “Suspilne” from the courtroom. NABU and SAPO had previously stated that they had completed the pre-trial investigation into the Tymoshenko case concerning the offering of bribes to members of parliament.
The High Anti-Corruption Court considered the issue of extending the procedural obligations imposed on Yulia Tymoshenko in the NABU and SAPO case.
Following the court’s decision, the MP’s foreign passports were returned to her. At the same time, other obligations were left in place for a further two months. Tymoshenko must appear when summoned by the investigator, prosecutor and court, and must also report any change of residence or employment.
The prosecutor requested that all restrictions be extended for a further two months, including the requirement to surrender her foreign passports. The prosecution cited risks of fleeing abroad, influencing witnesses, obstructing the investigation and committing other criminal offences.
According to the prosecutor, in 2025 Tymoshenko left Ukraine 31 times. He also referred to her financial status and stated that, according to her declaration, it had increased by 46 million hryvnias. Separately, the prosecutor noted that 4 million hryvnias had been lent to a third party – Tymoshenko’s daughter.
Tymoshenko herself stated in court that she had no plans to leave Ukraine. She described the case as a politically motivated prosecution.
Tymoshenko’s defence team requested that the prosecutor’s motion be dismissed in its entirety. The lawyer stated that the politician attends court hearings and needs to travel abroad for international activities.
Tymoshenko and her lawyers also claimed that the voice on the recordings released in the case had allegedly been falsified. The prosecutor responded by stating that the defence experts’ conclusions were not official, had been drawn from copies, and that the experts had not been warned of their liability.
What is known about the Tymoshenko case
In January 2026, NABU and the SAPO announced that the leader of one of the parliamentary factions in the Verkhovna Rada was under suspicion. The anti-corruption authorities did not officially name the individual in question, but according to media reports, it was Yulia Tymoshenko.
According to the investigation, in December 2025 the suspect began negotiating with individual MPs regarding a system of rewards for ‘loyal’ voting.
This involved a mechanism of cooperation with payments made in advance. According to NABU and the SAPO, MPs were to follow instructions to vote “for” or “against”, to abstain or not to participate in the vote.
On 8 April, NABU and SAPO announced that they had completed the pre-trial investigation into the case and made the case files available to the defence for review.
According to “Glavkom”, on 16 January, the High Anti-Corruption Court imposed a preventive measure on Tymoshenko in the form of a bail of 33.3 million hryvnias. At that time, she was also required to surrender her passport, not to leave the Kyiv region without the permission of the investigating authorities, and to refrain from communicating with certain MPs. On 23 January, the full amount of the bail was paid on Tymoshenko’s behalf.
Subsequently, some of the restrictions were amended. On 26 January, the court rejected Tymoshenko’s appeal to have the bail revoked, but allowed her to contact MPs and move freely within Ukraine. On 16 February, the Appeals Chamber of the High Anti-Corruption Court lifted the seizure of part of the Tymoshenkos’ property.
In April, the court also allowed Tymoshenko to travel abroad once to attend an international event in Croatia. Following the new ruling by the High Anti-Corruption Court, her foreign passports were returned to her, but the requirements to appear when summoned and to report any change of residence or employment remained in force.
As reported by ThePublic, the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) returned to Yulia Tymoshenko the funds seized during the search.
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