The court postponed the hearing on the case of Yanukovych

Obolonskiy district court of Kyiv will continue the hearing deprived the title of President Viktor Yanukovych on August 10.

About it reports “Interfax-Ukraine”.

Meanwhile, on 15 August, at the request of the Prosecutor’s office for questioning in the court will be called an important witness.

During the court session on August 3, Goodwood Vitaly Machacek asked the court to grant him a month to familiarize with the case materials from 1 to 28 that. However, the court refused, noting that the following meetings will examine the evidence which the defender is already familiar – from 29 to 51 that.

In turn, the prosecution asked for the questioning of a witness by Yuri Sergeyev, who in 2014 served as permanent representative of Ukraine to the UN and was present at the meeting of the UN security Council. Witness resides in the territory of the United States, but these days will be on the territory of Ukraine, therefore, the court granted the motion.

A witness summoned on August 15, 14:00.

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Recall, July 6, the lawyers of Viktor Yanukovych, Vitaliy Serdyuk and Igor Fedorenko announced their withdrawal from the trial in the Obolon district court of Kyiv. The defenders of the fugitive stressed that July 6 will not participate in the hearing because Yanukovych wrote a statement that waives their services.

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.

In November 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. Yanukovych is accused of committing treason, aiding the authorities of the Russian Federation, intentional acts committed for the purpose of modifying the boundaries of the territory and the state border of Ukraine.

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July 12, 13:05

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