The criminal case against Ihor Zvacrych, the former Head of the Lviv Court of Appeal was initiated by General Prosecutor’s Office in December 2008 by bringing the bribery charges. Since March 2009 he has been under arrest and was further sentenced for ten years of imprisonment with confiscation of his property for taking bribes in the amount of about UAH 963,000.00. According to information available, the above decision was appealed in October 2011 and is pending consideration by the respective Appellate Court.