The High Anti-Corruption Court should recognize Poroshenko as a victim in the case of Mudra, who pressured the courts over sanctions, according to lawyers.
Petro Poroshenko’s lawyers have appealed to the High Anti-Corruption Court demanding that the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) register proceedings for influencing the court and recognize Poroshenko as a victim in the case against Deputy Head of the Presidential Office Iryna Mudra for pressuring Supreme Court judges who were considering a lawsuit to lift sanctions.
This is stated in a commentary by Petro Poroshenko’s lawyers and in an extract from the case materials regarding Irina Mudra, distributed online.
Materials from the criminal case under Operation Themis, circulating in the media and on social media, reveal that Iryna Mudra followed orders from above and, through Igor Dashutin, head of the Supreme Court’s Cassation Administrative Court, secured the desired verdict in Zelenskyy’s favor.
The response conversation between Irina Mudra and her accomplice Nikitas, recorded during the NSRD process, is contained on pages 78-79 of the first Therefore, the NABU materials for the petition to select a preventive measure are included. This is one of the minutes of the NSRD, where Mudra discusses the case and names the head of the Cassation Administrative Court of the Supreme Court, Dashutin. As is known, this court heard Poroshenko’s lawsuit against Zelenskyy to overturn the sanctions decree. The authorities turned the year-and-a-half-long trial into a farce, and then, under pressure from Zelenskyy’s office, three of the five judges signed off on the decision favored by the authorities, notes lawyer Ihor Golovan.
The protocol is entitled “Conversation between Nikita M.V. and Mudra I.R. on 11.04.2026 regarding influencing the consideration of cases on sanctions and the fulfillment of the tasks assigned to her in exchange for protection from persecution by law enforcement agencies (clause 207 of protocol NSRD No. 19/8467).
Thus, the lawyers believe that NABU and SAPO are classifying Mudra’s actions as influencing the Supreme Court’s review of sanctions cases. Moreover, this specifically concerns Poroshenko, whom Mudra, following the example of his boss, dismissively refers to as “Petya.”
An extract from the case materials that was distributed online
“That is, Mudra confirmed that she is ‘following instructions’ regarding sanctions, that she has addressed this issue in the courts and communicated with Dashutin to prevent a decision in Poroshenko’s favor,” the lawyer notes.
“Well, I’m involved with the courts (n/a), I’ve spoken to you, you and I together. We’ve spoken with Dashutin. I’m not (n/a), I’m sure Dashutin definitely isn’t… Let’s, well, first of all, you give me tasks regarding the courts. Be careful,” Mudraya says.
“Since Mudra’s actions to influence the Supreme Court are directed against Petro Poroshenko, Poroshenko, as the opposition leader, should be recognized as a victim in this criminal case,” said lawyer Golovan.
“We believe additional criminal offenses should be registered. We have filed a criminal complaint with both the NABU and the Prosecutor General’s Office and are requesting that they additionally register charges under Article 364 of the Criminal Code for abuse of power or official position. We also request that Article 376, which covers activities that do not specifically address the purpose of obtaining illegal cases, be registered.” We believe these articles characterize the activities of the individuals currently suspected in the NABU criminal proceedings.
Lawyer Ilya Novikov adds: this isn’t about Poroshenko, but about protecting the entire Supreme Court, which is the last stronghold where people can defend their rights. If they break the Supreme Court, they break the state, Novikov believes.
“We’ve contacted the High Council of Justice regarding this matter. It’s the only body authorized to evaluate judges’ performance and pose specific questions to them. We’re asking them to ask Mr. Igor Dashutin whether he really made such a strange decision after speaking with a representative of the Presidential Office, as these decisions usually involve vacations.”
“The sanctions case is currently being reviewed by the Grand Chamber of the Supreme Court. We hope this situation was discovered early, and that it will help us protect the Grand Chamber judges from further interference. After all, the conditions and circumstances that led to such interference have not disappeared.”
As a reminder, Deputy Head of the Presidential Office Iryna Mudraya is behind the disruption of the Supreme Court hearing that was supposed to announce the ruling on Petro Poroshenko’s lawsuit to lift illegal sanctions.
As reported, Olesya Radishevska, chair of the Supreme Court panel of judges on the Cassation Administrative Court, believes the sanctions against Poroshenko are illegal and should be lifted . She outlined her arguments in a separate opinion to the court’s decision, which rejected the fifth president’s claim by three votes.
Furthermore, Ilya Novikov, the lawyer for the fifth president of Ukraine, Petro Poroshenko, stated that the Security Service of Ukraine exerted pressure on Supreme Court judges during the consideration of the case challenging sanctions against his client.
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