Head of Ukraine’s Supreme Court arrested after accepting $2.7 million bribe

Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) has detained the chair of the country’s Supreme Court, Vsevolod Knyazev, local media have reported. He is allegedly suspected of receiving a $2.7 million bribe as part of a scheme that may involve other officials.
The bureau added that an “urgent” investigation was under way, and that details would be provided in due course.