
The ECHR gave priority to the complaint of the Ukrainian pilot Nadezhda Savchenko about the actions of Russia, who illegally holding the prisoner in the pre-trial detention center-3 Voronezh. This was reported on his Facebook page Kiev lawyer Valentina Telichenko, representing the interests of the political prisoner.
Also, the Strasbourg court communicated Savchenko’s complaint, demanding from Russia until July 22 to inform, under what circumstances the pilot got into the Voronezh pre -trial detention center, in which she contains and on what grounds they still have not allowed the Ukrainian consul. In addition, Russia was obliged to inform the ECHR about all actions related to the fate of the prisoner.
On June 18, Savchenko was captured by the LPR terrorists at the village of Metalist of the Lugansk Region, when it went to pull the wounded from two broken armored personnel carriers. The militants accused her of the day earlier she adjusted the fire on their checkpoint. Then, as a result of mortar shelling , the correspondent of VGTRK Igor Korneluk and the video engineer of the canal Anton Voloshin died.
On July 8, it turned out that Savchenko was transported to the Voronezh pre -trial detention center . The next day, the pilot was charged under part 5 of Article 33, paragraphs “A”, “B”, “E”, “F” and “L” of part 2 of Article 105 of the Criminal Code (aiding in the murder in the generally hazardous method of two or more persons in connection with the implementation of their official activities based on political hatred, committed by a group of persons). At the same time, the press secretary of the TFR Vladimir Markin said that Savchenko was detained in Russia, after she crossed the border under the guise of refugees.
Then, on July 9, the Novousmansky district court of the Voronezh region arrested Savchenko until August 30.
On the same day, the assistant to US Secretary of State Victoria Nuland said that the pilot’s stay in the Russian pre -trial detention center indicates a sustainable connection between Russia and terrorists in eastern Ukraine. A day later, the US Embassy in Moscow called on the Russian authorities to immediately free the pilot.
On Friday, President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko promised to do everything for the liberation of Savchenko . In response to this, Markin said that the Ukrainian authorities would not be able to free the pilot. “The same chances as him (Poroshenko. - Ed.) To become the president of America,” the official said.
On the same day, the Ukrainian Ombudsman Valery Lutkovskaya turned to Putin with a demand to take measures for the immediate liberation of Savchenko.
On the afternoon of Monday, the head of the Foreign Ministry of Ukraine Pavel Klimkin said that the Ukrainian consul was not allowed to Savchenko in jail . “This is a violation of all possible norms,” the minister noted.
In the evening of the same day, information appeared on the website of the President of Ukraine that the head of the administration of Vladimir Putin Sergey Ivanov promised to provide the Ukrainian consul access to the prisoner . Meanwhile, on the sites of the Kremlin and the pro -Kremlin Russian news agencies about such a promise, Ivanov was not reported.
On Tuesday, I.O. Director of the Department of Information Policy of the Foreign Ministry of Ukraine Vasily Zvarich said that the consul was still not allowed to Savchenko.