The case of treason: Yanukovych will appoint legal counsel – Prosecutor
Stripped of the title of President of Ukrayny Viktor Yanukovych will be provided with public defenders if their attorneys.
The Prosecutor of military Prosecutor’s office Ruslan Kravchenko, write Ukrainian news.
“If tomorrow will be such a statement (about the opinion of lawyers Yanukovych – ed), I believe that the court will make the decision to bring defender free from the state and the accused Yanukovych will be provided a free public defender to review this case,” he said.
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TSN. 19:30
16 Jun, 20:14
Thursday in the Obolon district court of Kyiv continue the trial of treason Yanukovych.
As previously reported, Obolon court of Kyiv allowed the special court proceedings in the case of Viktor Yanukovych. This resolution provided for the absence of Yanukovych, who would have to go with the court on the Skype connection. In absentia proceedings, the prosecutors insisted. Earlier, the court decided to postpone the meeting on June 29 due to the fact that under the Criminal procedure code, the accused had twice failed to appear without valid reasons to the court to decide on application of special trial. At the same time, the judge noted that to come to court or participate in a video conference – it’s only the will of the accused.
We will remind, in November of 2016 , the Prosecutor General Yuri Lutsenko announced the suspicion of treason Viktor Yanukovych in the premises of Sviatoshynsky court, being in direct contact with the Rostov court, where the President is a fugitive.