The panel of judges stripped Viktor Momotov of his status as a retired judge.

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The High Qualification Collegium of Judges of Russia unanimously decided to overturn the resignation of former Supreme Court Judge Viktor Momotov, whose property, some of which is located in the Southern Federal District, was seized by the state, and he was deprived of all benefits.

As reported by "Caucasian Knot", in October 2025, the Ostankino Court of Moscow upheld the Prosecutor General's Office's claim against former Supreme Court Judge Viktor Momotov and Kuban businessmen Andrei and Ivan Marchenko, ruling seize their assets for state use.

The High Qualification Collegium of Judges of Russia overturned the resignation of former Supreme Court judge and former Chairman of the Council of Judges of Russia Viktor Momotov, Kommersant reported on May 25.

Momotov resigned voluntarily last October, while the prosecutor's office was already considering an anti-corruption lawsuit. He retained all the benefits granted to retired judges. Now that his voluntary resignation has been overturned, he has been stripped of his judicial title, personal immunity, and benefits, as well as the right to a lifetime monthly allowance, medical care, and spa treatment.

According to the newspaper, Momotov was present at the HQCJ meeting in person. He again denied any involvement in the ownership of the Marton hotel chain, but stated that in 2007, when he was still a professor at Kuban State University and not yet a judge, he purchased a stake in an unfinished hotel owned by Andrei Marchenko for 2.5 million rubles. According to Momotov, other than this financial relationship, he had no interaction with Marchenko.

The former judge also recalled that he served on the Supreme Court for 16 years. "Has it really been so unclear for these 16 years how I live, what my income is? I have an apartment, a 14-year-old car, I don't even have a country house for a 'billionaire,'" the publication quotes him as saying.

The judges asked Momotov why he didn't appeal the court's decision to seize his property. He replied that he didn't do so only because the court order didn't list a single property that belonged to him; they were all the property of the Marchenko father and son.

Despite Momotov's arguments, the members of the High Qualification Qualification Court unanimously overturned his dismissal by secret ballot.

"Caucasian Knot" also wrote that in February, the defense of Kuban businessman Andrei Marchenko, who is a former business partner of Judge Viktor Momotov, was unable to appeal his arrest. He was left under Guardians.