
Judge of the Odessa District Administrative Court resigned while abroad
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Ukraine is under martial law, restricting the travel of citizens liable for military service abroad.
Judge Roman Karavan from Ukraine went on a business trip to Brussels, Belgium, and never returned back to his homeland. RIA Novosti reports this with reference to the country's Supreme Council of Justice.
It is clarified that Karavan worked in the Odessa District Administrative Court. He left Ukraine for official purposes in 2025 and planned to return home on November 18 of that year. However, instead, Karavan sent management a letter of leave without pay and a statement of subsequent resignation of his own free will. It is believed that the judge decided to use the business trip to leave the country under martial law.
Karavan himself explained the action with a desire to take care of his father, who has been living in Prague since 2022 and needs care for health reasons. A disciplinary case was opened against the judge.
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