Ukraine's court eases restrictions on ex-minister charged in major corruption case

Ukraine's High Anti-Corruption Court has permitted former justice minister Herman Halushchenko to remove his electronic monitoring device amid ongoing corruption allegations. Halushchenko, who was released on bail after months in pretrial detention, still faces restrictions including reporting residence changes and not leaving Kyiv. He is implicated in a significant corruption investigation involving the state nuclear energy monopoly, Energoatom. The court's decision comes as anti-corruption agencies seek to seize his bail money, which is linked to another corruption scandal involving officials from the President's Office.