Supreme Court reduces former JSA head Oleksiy Salylnikov's prison term to two years

Cassation Court decision

On 12 November 2026, the Cassation Criminal Court, operating within the Supreme Court, issued a decision to mitigate the sentence for Oleksiy Salylnikov, former head of the State Judicial Administration of Ukraine. This was reported by the Specialised Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office.

According to the ruling, Salylnikov's prison term has been reduced to two years. The rest of the verdict remains unchanged. The Supreme Court's decision is final and not subject to further appeal.

Case history and previous verdict

Previously, on 6 August 2025, the High Anti-Corruption Court (HACC) handed down a verdict against Oleksiy Salylnikov. He was found guilty of a crime under Part 2 of Article 369-2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. Specifically, this concerned receiving undue benefit for influencing decisions by Supreme Court judges in favour of a commercial enterprise.

At that time, the court sentenced the former JSA head to three years in prison. He was also banned from holding positions in state authorities and local self-government bodies for three years.

On 2 December 2025, the HACC Appellate Chamber reviewed the case and upheld the first-instance decision without changes.

Sentence execution status

The prosecutor's office noted that Oleksiy Salylnikov is currently serving his sentence in the established manner.