Yanukovych in the court intends to prove that the coup in Ukraine
KIEV, July 6. /TASS/. The lawyers of the ex-President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych submitted the application to police about committing a coup in the country.
On Thursday the lawyer said Yanukovych Vitaliy Serdyuk, speaking before the start of the next trial.
“The process [of court] is not over, just beginning. The fight begins in the following areas: first, which enables the President to answer all the questions — it will be part of the already submitted them to the GPU statement on the coup. In its framework will interrogate all the officials who did not want to come in for questioning,” — said Serdyukov, adding that the statement about the coup, the defence filed on behalf of the ex – President on June 20.
According to counsel, the lawsuit we are talking about a violent change of power in the country, as well as its consequences.
“This is a war, the loss of territorial integrity and other negative consequences,” he said.
Also, continued Serdyuk, “protection initiates the question of accountability for gross ignorance of the principles of justice.” “In the near future will submit the application documents to the international court and initiate the beginning of a criminal case on the composition of the court”, — said the lawyer.
However, he noted that Yanukovych’s position was and remains unchanged. “He and his participation must be ensured in all processes. It must be publicly and officially. Not Skype, not Facebook, not on the phone, but only by applying international law,” he said.
In addition, the lawyer reported that there had been “a statement which stated the impossibility of justice,” the Obolon district court of Kyiv. “Yanukovych put an end to this process, which has become a political talk show. The number of offenses committed by the Prosecutor General and the court, drop a point and lead to the worthlessness of any decision”, — said Serdyuk.
The lawyer noted that the Prosecutor General’s office attempts to legitimize the process by appointing a public defender from the Center for free legal aid, will not succeed. “The court made it impossible for him to participate in the process, and the court without the participation of Yanukovych will have no legal force.”
Serdyuk said that Yanukovych “is not going to stop fighting and handed over to the Prosecutor General its a statement about a coup in 2014, which are summarized all the events in which will be questioned by all involved persons, including the Prosecutor General Yury Lutsenko”.
“The statement has already been filed, we expect registration statements and any relevant information to the Unified register,” he said.
In addition, according to Serdyuk, submitted an application for a criminal offense in connection with the illegal composition of the court that takes decisions under tremendous pressure.
Protecting Yanukovych also intends to accelerate the application in all international bodies.
Yanukovych on Wednesday announced its decision to withdraw from participation in passing in Kiev the trial in the prosecution of his treason and revoke his lawyers. He believes that the process was “violated all possible principles and rules of law grossly violated the Constitution, completely ignored the procedural rules,” and the result “predetermined”.
On 6 July in Obolon court will continue the hearing on the case of Yanukovych. The court plans to begin hearing evidence. Previously, the court adopted the decision in absentia trial of former President of Ukraine.