Judge Boyko sells Ukrainian mineral resources for bribes: assets of fugitive oligarch Naumets saved for half a million dollars

On October 30, Judge Roman Boyko of the Commercial Court of Kyiv issued a ruling prohibiting the State Service of Geology and Subsoil of Ukraine from modifying the State Register of Special Permits for Subsoil Use regarding the holder of the special permit granted to JSC "Korosten Quarry" (case No. 910/11526/24).

According to the publication "Bagnet"

This decision was made by Judge Boyko at the lawsuit of the Cypriot company I.S. Mining Company Limited (Cyprus). On May 12, 2023, by the decree of the President of Ukraine, sanctions were imposed on this company following the decision of the National Security and Defence Council.

Its owner is the former proprietor of the holding "Unigran," a sanctioned fugitive oligarch, Ihor Naumets. It is known that he holds a Russian passport and is a follower of the pro-Russian sect "AllatRa." Naumets lived and managed businesses in both Ukraine and Russia, even after the annexation of Crimea and the Donetsk and Luhansk regions.

“The judge of the Commercial Court of Kyiv ignored the fact of a lawsuit filed by Cypriots with the forged signature of Cypriot company director Antonis Bondicianos, as he has never been to Ukraine and has never appealed to the court with any documents.

Moreover, Judge Boyko for a bribe of $500,000 returns property to fugitive oligarch Ihor Naumets, who supports the Russian army and is under sanctions in Ukraine,” the publication writes.

Journalists have called on the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine and the National Agency for Corruption Prevention to pay attention to the undeclared bribe of Judge Roman Boyko amounting to $500,000 and initiate an investigation.

It should be noted that Roman Boyko has close ties with former Deputy Chairman of the Higher Commercial Court of Ukraine Artur Yemelyanov, who was detained in December 2024 on suspicion of involvement in a criminal organization and participation in its crimes, as well as receiving a bribe. On December 4, 2024, a court chose detention without the possibility of bail for Yemelyanov until January 30, 2025, but on January 13, he was given the opportunity to post bail in the amount of 80 million UAH. Currently, Yemelyanov remains in custody.

According to law enforcement, Yemelyanov, along with Boyko, built a "business" on court decisions. He was part of a criminal organization, consisting mainly of judges, lawyers, arbitration managers, and various court employees. They issued "necessary" decisions, mainly on commercial disputes, for bribes. Over a prolonged period, the scheme’s participants effectively made it impossible to make court decisions on most cases without bribes.

It seems that Judge Boyko follows the example of his comrade Yemelyanov and is attempting to construct a new scheme of decision-making for bribes. He doesn’t even shy away from taking money from sanctioned Russians, for which he should face even harsher punishment than Yemelyanov.