The Obolonsky District Court of Kyiv has postponed a hearing of the case on high treason charges against former President Viktor Yanukovych until 10.00 a.m. on Oct. 25, as previously determined by the schedule of the hearing.
According to an Interfax-Ukraine reporter, at a meeting on Oct. 19, the court examined a number of video materials presented by prosecutors – video recordings of the events in Crimea in February-March 2014, including those from video surveillance cameras of the Crimean Supreme Council, as well as news issues of Ukrainian television channels in March 2014, videos of Russian television channels and amateur materials.
After examining the videos, the court postponed the hearing until Oct. 25.
In addition, Yanukovych’s state lawyer, Maksym Herasko, said at the court session that he was in Russia, but could not meet with his client, and asked the court to compensate him for the trip costs. The court did not comply with this request, as this is not stipulated by law.
Before the court meeting, Herasko told journalists that he had not met with his client and, accordingly, he could not fully represent his interests in court. In this connection, he announced his intention to ask for a break in the court session.
“I do not have the right to act contrary to the wishes of the client or without agreeing with him on the legal position. Therefore, it is impossible to continue the consideration of the case until the legal position is agreed upon,” the lawyer said.
