In the case of Sytnyk v. Ukraine the Court held in particular that there had been violations of the right to a fair trial and of the right to respect for private life.

The case concerned proceedings brought against the applicant, a high-level public official in the field of anti-corruption, for accepting gifts – specifically holidays – in breach of the Code of Administrative Offences. He was found guilty in 2019 and his name was included, indefinitely, in a public register of corrupt officials.

The Court found that there had been serious shortcomings in the judicial proceedings and that the applicant’s inclusion in the register of corrupt officials had had a disproportionate impact on his private life as it continued and would continue to cast a shadow over his reputation and undermine his professional credibility. Moreover, it found that the focus in the case had not been to prevent corruption in the public service, but had been more of a personal attack on his integrity.

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