Prosecutor's Office of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea

Chief Crimean prosecutor Ihor Ponochovnyy, who collaborated with human rights advocates, dismissed
News - 30 September 2025

Chief Crimean prosecutor Ihor Ponochovnyy, who collaborated with human rights advocates, dismissed

The Center of Journalistic Investigations pointed out that despite the Crimean prosecutor's office's successes, Ponochovnyy has not yet received any offers for reappointment or a new position and has resigned from the prosecutor's office. Human rights advocates who have cooperated with the Crimean prosecutor's office on international crimes issues in the occupied peninsula are concerned about the changes at the institution

Illegal Crimean “judge” Oleksiy Nanarov sentenced in absentia for the deportation of a human rights defender
News - 25 March 2025

Illegal Crimean “judge” Oleksiy Nanarov sentenced in absentia for the deportation of a human rights defender

This is not the first sentence against the so-called judge Nanarov. In September 2023, he was sentenced in absentia to 12 years with confiscation of property for high treason

How should Ukraine respond to court decisions issued during the occupation?
Articles - 01 February 2024

How should Ukraine respond to court decisions issued during the occupation?

Judges, prosecutors, and human rights activists shared their vision during the discussion “What should be the state’s approach to court decisions made during the occupation after the liberation of the territories of Ukraine?” organized by the ZMINA Human Rights Center.

Judge’s son vetted by the Council was left as a candidate for the Supreme Court
News - 06 June 2017

Judge’s son vetted by the Council was left as a candidate for the Supreme Court

Vasily Bryntsev is on the black list of persons who are prohibited from entering the countries of Europe and the United States

Interpol refuses to detain Crimean MPs travelling Europe
News - 20 August 2015

Interpol refuses to detain Crimean MPs travelling Europe

Once the list of the suspect MPs was made public, their lawyers, who claim to represent the interests of the suspects, have begun to come to the Prosecutor General's Office