The SSU has completed a special pre-trial investigation against 10 judges of russia’s constitutional court who are involved in the ‘legitimation’ of the kremlin’s regime in the temporarily occupied areas of Ukraine.

The indictment has been sent to court.

According to the investigation, on 2 October 2022 russian judges signed rulings on the admission of the so-called ‘donetsk and luhansk people’s republics’, as well as parts of Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions, to the aggressor state.

By these decisions, they recognized the kremlin’s agreements on the ‘accession’ of the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine to russia as ‘legitimate’.

At that time, the constitutional court of russia consisted of 10 active judges, including the head of this institution. Thus, the entire team of russia’s constitutional court, which supported this decision, will be responsible for crimes against Ukraine.

Based on the evidence collected, SSU investigators notified the russian judges of suspicion under Articles 27.5 and 110.3 of the CCU (aiding the encroachment on Ukraine’s territorial integrity and inviolability).

The offenders are facing up to 15 years in prison or life imprisonment with confiscation of property.

Comprehensive measures to hold the criminals to account for crimes against Ukraine are underway.

The SSU carried out the investigation under the supervision of the Prosecutor General’s Office.