Experts say that judges from VAKS, members of the VRP, and VKKS, earning hundreds of thousands of hryvnias, are demanding preferential housing loans.

The Supreme Anti-Corruption Court, despite scandals involving official housing, has allocated 60 million UAH for this year to purchase it. Additionally, the High Council of Justice is demanding preferential loans at a 3% interest rate from the Cabinet for judges of the Supreme Anti-Corruption Court, members of the High Council of Justice, and the High Qualification Commission of Judges, who earn salaries in the hundreds of thousands of hryvnias. This was reported by political expert Oleg Posternak in an written article.

“Judges of the Supreme Anti-Corruption Court, members of the High Council of Justice, and the High Qualification Commission, with salaries in the hundreds of thousands of hryvnias, urgently demand preferential housing loans despite the manipulations surrounding official housing and corruption. The High Council of Justice has publicly appealed to the Cabinet to include its representatives and other dignitaries in the list of beneficiaries eligible for mortgage loans at a fixed annual rate of 3% in hryvnias,” he wrote.

He quoted former court chairman Pavlo Vovk, who described accessible mortgage lending and preferential mortgages for members of the High Council of Justice, High Qualification Commission, and the Supreme Court, who earn 300–400 thousand UAH per month, as a mockery.

The expert also noted that in 2025, the Supreme Anti-Corruption Court plans to spend around 60 million hryvnias on the purchase of official apartments. This comes despite recent revelations regarding manipulations with official housing specifically within this court.

“As always, the Supreme Anti-Corruption Court (VAKS) has surprised everyone, as it seems that soon only the name ‘Supreme Corruption Court’ will remain. For instance, VAKS judge Markiyan Halabala illegally received official housing despite already being provided accommodation in Kyiv. Judge Vitaliy Kryklivyy was caught in manipulations involving official housing with the help of his wife, who is also a judge at VAKS,” he emphasized.

Bihus.info recently reported on the mass privatization of official housing by judges and police officers; however, it seems they were unaware of the scandals at VAKS, Posternak wrote.

“Is there anything about official housing for ‘our anti-corruption’ in this Bihus investigation, and why?” – the expert quotes well-known lawyer Oleg Shram, pointing out that Bihus.info did not mention the scandals surrounding official housing at VAKS.

Posternak also reminded about the notoriously known VAKS judge Yekaterina Sikora, who, with the help of colleagues from another court, sued the state for half a million hryvnias in compensation. Meanwhile, she was caught in illegal enrichment: according to the investigation, she provided false information about several cars, apartments (!), and parking spaces that appeared for her and her family during her tenure in justice, he wrote.

“Another VAKS judge, Valeriya Chernaya, became the owner of an elite car from the dealership – a BMW X6 – in the midst of war. Her colleague, appellate chamber judge of VAKS Mykola Glotov, purchased a ‘Tesla’ for nearly 2 million UAH a year after the start of the full-scale invasion. And these judges, without hesitation, take housing for free. Extra square meters are never unnecessary. Even if you have a penthouse in the center of Kyiv or a house in the countryside and do not plan to live in the official housing, the state still pays,” he reported.

The expert emphasized that today housing is primarily needed by military personnel and people who have lost everything due to hostilities, rather than the selected judges of VAKS and supervisory bodies like the High Council of Justice.

“This is not just a few individuals taking money from the state. This is an army of elite judges from VAKS, members of the High Council of Justice, the High Qualification Commission of Judges, staff from their secretariats, family members, etc. An army! Millions of state funds,” Posternak concluded.