Ukraine Supreme Court Chief Held In $3m Million Corruption Probe

Ukraine prosecutors have detained the head of the country’s supreme court for allegedly taking bribes.

The arrest came a day after specialist investigators said they had exposed large-scale corruption at the court.

Prosecutors did not name the official but local media reported on Monday that chief justice Vsevolod Kniaziev had been detained in connection with a $3m (£2.4m; €2.9m) bribe.

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Reuters said Mr Kniaziev could not be reached for comment.

Ukrainian politician Oleksiy Goncharenko said it was the highest ranking official in the country’s history to be arrested for bribery