On October 20, 2025, the HACC partially granted the motion of Ihor Pohribnichenko, one of the defendants in the “DACK tapes” case, and closed the criminal proceedings against him under Article 255(1) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (participation in a criminal organization) due to the repeal of the relevant legal provision.

At the same time, the court rejected the motion filed by another defendant, Volodymyr Keleberda. This issue will be resolved when the court delivers its final judgment in the case.

Earlier, the HACC had already reviewed similar motions and partially granted them. The HACC Appeals Chamber upheld that decision, but the Criminal Cassation Court of the Supreme Court ordered a new review. At that time, the Appeals Chamber identified procedural violations, overturned the first-instance decision, and remitted the motion for reconsideration by the HACC. See more details in our article.

During the new hearing, Pohribnichenko agreed to both full and partial closure of the proceedings, whereas Keleberda insisted on full termination of the case under Article 255(1).

As reported earlier, the NABU and the SAPO have accused the former head of the now-dissolved DACK, Pavlo Vovk, and several others of creating a criminal organization allegedly aimed at seizing control over the judiciary. The investigation was based on published recordings of private conversations — the so-called “DACK tapes” or “Vovk tapes.”