Kyiv court maintains publication ban on investigation into SBI director's family assets

Judge Serhiy Vovk of the Pecherskyi District Court has upheld a restrictive order preventing the publication of an investigation into 143 real estate properties allegedly linked to the brother of SBI Director Oleksiy Sukhachov. The ruling reinforces concerns regarding judicial independence and the suppression of investigative journalism concerning high-level Ukrainian law enforcement officials.