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Former Ukrainian deputy minister charged alongside Oleg Bakinsky granted amnesty

26 January 2026 16:34 (UTC +04:00)

The Amnesty Act has been applied to the former Minister of Defense Industry of Ukraine, Konstantin Kucher, who was accused together with Oleg Bakinsky, APA reports.

The presentation of the Probation Service of the Ministry of Justice in this regard was considered in the Garadagh District Court.

A decision was made in the process, chaired by Judge Shafa Dadashova. According to the decision, Konstantin Kucher's sentence was reduced by 6 months.

Recall that, under the verdict of the Baku Court on Grave Crimes, Konstantin Kucher was acquitted of the charges brought against him under Article 178.4. However, under Article 221.3, he was sentenced to a definite term of 2 years and 6 months in prison.

The Baku Court of Appeal upheld the verdict.

Oleg Krapivin was sentenced to 2 years and 6 months of imprisonment. Article 70 of the Criminal Code was applied in his case, and his sentence was suspended with a probation period of 6 months. An Amnesty Act was applied to him, and by a decision of the Khatai District Court, he was released from the suspended sentence.

Note that "Oleg Bakinsky" was detained by the police in Baku last year on charges of hooliganism against a Russian citizen. He was charged with a final charge under Articles 127.2.3 (Intentional infliction of less serious harm to health, committed in a generally dangerous manner or with hooligan intent) and 221.3 (Hooliganism committed with the use of weapons or objects used as weapons, accompanied by the use of force against the victim, or the destruction or damage of another person’s property) of the Criminal Code. The preventive measure of arrest chosen for him during the preliminary investigation was replaced with a preventive measure of house arrest during the trial.

Along with Oleg Bakinsky, Konstantin Antonovich Kucher, who served as Deputy Minister of Defense Industry of Ukraine for Aviation Affairs in 2010-2011, is also found guilty in the criminal case. He is charged under Articles 178.4 (fraud, especially when committed with causing large-scale damage) and 221.3 (hooliganism, committed with the use of weapons or objects used as weapons, accompanied by the use of force against the victim, or the destruction or damage of another person's property) of the Criminal Code.

The victims are "Aviazapchast" OJSC, "Promyshlennye Postavki Kazakhstan" LLC, and Zakharenkov Valery Nikolayevich.