Judicial absence

In the Obolonsky District Court of Kyiv, preliminary hearings began in the case of a fugitive ex-president of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych, who was accused of state treason and the complicity of Russian aggression. It is reported by Ukrinform.

The process is carried out by the collegium in Vladislav Ninatko (presiding), Konstantin Vasalay and Maxim Titov. The prosecution is supported by the prosecutor of the main military prosecutor's office Ruslan Kravchenko. Lawyer Vitaly Serdyuk defends the defendant.

At the beginning of the hearing, Serdyuk filed a request for the transfer of the meeting, saying that Yanukovych did not properly inform about the time and place of the hearing.

The judges satisfied the petition, but on other reasons. Devyatko pointed out that Yanukovych was properly notified, but he needs to provide an opportunity to participate in the proceedings on the video.

Preliminary hearings will continue on May 18; The start of the meeting at 10 hours local time (in the summer corresponds to Moscow).

Yanukovych was charged with part 1 of article 111 (state treason; sanction from 12 to 15 years of colony), part 5 of article 27 - part 3 of Article 110 (aiding in an encroachment on the territorial integrity and inviolability of Ukraine, which entails the death of people and other grave consequences; from 10 years to a lifelong time) and part 5 of Article 27 - part 2 of Article 437 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (Underword on the conduct of the lead aggressive war; The trial was decided to carry out in absentia , since the ex-president is hidden in Russia, which provided him with a temporary shelter. As far as is known, he lives in Rostov-on-Don.

The prosecutor Kravchenko said that he would demand in the debate for the defendant for life.

Meanwhile, on Wednesday it became known that Interpol has stopped Yanukovych's international wanted list. The reasons for this decision were not explained. As can be concluded from the country's General Prosecutor General Yuri Lutsenko, the new leadership of Interpol puts forward other things to the wanted list.

“We will solve this problem,” Lutsenko assured. “We will convince the Pechersk court (Kiev. - Ed.) To make a decision in accordance with the requirements of the new leadership of Interpol. Either we will receive a sentence in court and declare the VIP priests (along with Yanukovych, two more persons were excluded from the base of the International Police Organization. - Ed.) On the wanted list for serving a sentence.”