The Pechersky District Court of Kyiv has decided to remove former Interior Minister Yuriy Lutsenko from the courtroom for one day, Our Ukraine-People's Self-Defense MP Oles Doniy has said.
"The judge decided to remove Yuriy Lutsenko from the courtroom for one meeting," he told journalists in Kyiv on Thursday.
The court took the decision as Lutsenko had made improper statements with respect to the court? reads NSO.org.ua.
Journalists were not allowed to attend today’s court session.
Lutsenko believes that the Pechersky District Court of Kyiv is violating his constitutional rights, Our Ukraine-People’s Self-Defense MP Oles Doniy has said.
"According to Lutsenko, he was denied his constitutional rights under eight provisions. This is what Lutsenko asked me to tell journalists," Doniy told reporters.
Doniy said that the court had rejected Lutsenko’s petition to call the jury to account and change the measure of restraint against him.
He noted that the court had also refused to allow MP Hennadiy Moskal to act as Lutsenko’s defense lawyer.
Doniy said that the court had rejected Lutsenko’s petition to invite all of the witnesses for the defense to a court meeting.
He said that the court had also refused to change the presiding judge and close criminal proceedings because of unfounded charges.
The court ignored Lutsenko’s request to send the criminal case for further investigation and refused to make the trial public, he added.
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