{
  "id": 2546776,
  "title": "Zelenskyy appoints 16 judges to HACC, its appeals chamber",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/zelenskyy-appoints-16-judges-to-hacc-its-appeals-chamber",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-22T09:39:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Interfax-Ukraine",
    "slug": "interfax-ukraine",
    "url": "https://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/1195241.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has appointed a total of 16 judges to the High Anti-Corruption Court (HACC) and its Appeals Chamber, as announced by Interfax-Ukraine. The appointments, made in accordance with Part 5 of Article 126, Article 127, and Parts 1 and 2 of Article 128 of the Constitution of Ukraine, were published in decrees No. 782/2026 and No. 783/2026 on the presidential website. The new judges include Viktor Antypenko, Oksana Hutsal, Yevhen Didenko, and others, bringing the total number of HACC judges to 11, while the Appeals Chamber now has five judges.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "New Voice of Ukraine",
        "title": "Zelenskyy appoints High Anti‑Corruption Court judges after delays",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/zelenskyy-appoints-high-anti-corruption-court-judges-after-delays",
        "published": "2026-08-21T22:23:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}