Krolevetskyy and Partners Law Firm
β οΈ Violation Context
Krolevetskyy and Partners Law Firm employs Dmytro Ostapenko (Partner and Head of Criminal Law Practice), who serves as a member of the Public Integrity Council of Ukraine (second composition). The PIC systematically applies integrity criteria equating connections to occupied Crimea with connections to the Russian Federation. Dmytro Ostapenko was among the 15 members who unanimously voted on December 16, 2020 to adopt revised Indicators formally equating Crimea with Russia.
Ukrainian Law Violations (applicable through institutional tolerance):#
- Constitution of Ukraine, Article 2 β Territory of Ukraine is indivisible and inviolable.
- Constitution of Ukraine, Articles 73, 133β134 β Crimea is defined as an integral part of Ukraine.
ποΈ About
Krolevetskyy and Partners Law Firm#
Employer of a PIC member participating in the Crimea-recognition methodology
Krolevetskyy and Partners Law Firm is documented on CrimeaWatch because its partner and head of criminal law practice, Dmytro Ostapenko, served on the Public Integrity Council (second composition) and was among the 15 who unanimously voted on December 16, 2020 to adopt Indicators equating Crimea with Russia β the body whose methodology treats occupied Crimea as equivalent to Russian territory.
Why This Profile Exists#
A criminal law practice whose senior partner voted to adopt integrity criteria that equate Crimea with Russia β a position that itself borders on conduct prohibited by Article 110 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (actions aimed at changing territorial borders).
Summary#
Krolevetskyy and Partners Law Firm is documented on this site for its institutional tolerance of Dmytro Ostapenko’s participation in the PIC’s Crimea-recognition methodology. As one of the 15 voters on December 16, 2020, Dmytro Ostapenko’s participation was not passive association but active institutional action contradicting Ukraine’s constitutional framework.
βΉοΈ What Else We Know
Key Personnel Documented on This Site#
- Dmytro Ostapenko β Partner and Head of Criminal Law Practice; PIC member (second composition); voted December 16, 2020
