Former Ukrainian Ambassador to the United Nations to be questioned in Yanukovych case
State prosecutors have initiated an additional court hearing in the case of former President Viktor Yanukovych, and former permanent representative of Ukraine to the UN Yuri Sergeyev will be questioned, as stated by prosecutor Ruslan Kravchenko during the court session.
According to Kravchenko, the prosecution is requesting to change the order of the examination of evidence in order to question Sergeyev, who witnessed Yanukovych's letter being shown to Vladimir Putin.
The prosecutor noted that Sergeyev, who had previously held the post of representative to the UN, witnessed his Russian colleague Vitaly Churkin show the fugitive Ukrainian president’s letter to the Russian president.
Kravchenko added that Sergeyev will be in Ukraine for only a few days, beginning on August 15, and his testimony is very important for the case.
Judge Vladislav Devyatko decided to schedule an additional meeting on August 15 at 14:00.
Additionally, the court decided to postpone the Yanukovych trial to August 10 at 10:00 because of the defense’s petition.
As was reported, on June 29, the Obolonsky Court of Kyiv authorized the absentee conviction of former President Viktor Yanukovych, who is accused of high treason.
Yanukovych, who has been in Russia since November 28, 2016, is a suspect in criminal proceedings under part 1 of Art. 111 (high treason), part 5 of Art. 27, part 3 of Art. 110 (complicity in willful actions committed with the aim of changing the borders of the territory and the state border of Ukraine in violation of the procedure established by the Constitution of Ukraine) and part 5 of Art. 27, part 2 of Art. 437 (aiding in the conduct of an aggressive war) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.