The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has accepted for consideration an appeal filed by former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych. In his complaint, he said that the courts and law enforcers were biased against him.
This was reported by RBC-Ukraine with reference to the court data.
In particular, the ECHR on October 11 accepted the complaint of Yanukovych, which he filed back on October 9, 2015. The interests of the former Ukrainian president are represented by British lawyer Tom Beazley.
In his complaint, Yanukovych claims that his motorcade was shot at and tried to detain by unknown people when he was fleeing Ukraine on February 21-22, 2014. However, in his opinion, Ukrainian law enforcers denied him an investigation into the incident.
In addition, according to the ex-president, eight criminal cases were illegally opened against him in Ukraine.
Yanukovych believes that Ukraine has violated several provisions of the Human Rights Convention, which relate, for example, to the duration of the criminal investigation. In addition, public statements by officials against him allegedly violate the presumption of innocence.
"He also complains under Article 6 §1 of the Convention that the Ukrainian courts are neither independent nor impartial, and that the proceedings so far conducted in his absence have not been fair," the ECtHR reported.
The court sent a number of questions to the Ukrainian government at the communication stage. In particular, on what stage of the investigation against Yanukovych and whether his rights were violated.
Recall, in October, the Supreme Anti-Corruption Court (SACC) arrested Yanukovych in absentia in the Mezhyhirya residence case. And back in January 2019, he had already been found guilty of treason and sentenced in absentia to 13 years in prison.
ECHR takes up the case of Yanukovych
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- 02 November 2021 -15:40
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ECHR takes up the case of Yanukovych
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The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has accepted for consideration an appeal filed by former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych. In his complaint, he said that the courts and law enforcers were biased against him.
This was reported by RBC-Ukraine with reference to the court data.
In particular, the ECHR on October 11 accepted the complaint of Yanukovych, which he filed back on October 9, 2015. The interests of the former Ukrainian president are represented by British lawyer Tom Beazley.
In his complaint, Yanukovych claims that his motorcade was shot at and tried to detain by unknown people when he was fleeing Ukraine on February 21-22, 2014. However, in his opinion, Ukrainian law enforcers denied him an investigation into the incident.
In addition, according to the ex-president, eight criminal cases were illegally opened against him in Ukraine.
Yanukovych believes that Ukraine has violated several provisions of the Human Rights Convention, which relate, for example, to the duration of the criminal investigation. In addition, public statements by officials against him allegedly violate the presumption of innocence.
"He also complains under Article 6 §1 of the Convention that the Ukrainian courts are neither independent nor impartial, and that the proceedings so far conducted in his absence have not been fair," the ECtHR reported.
The court sent a number of questions to the Ukrainian government at the communication stage. In particular, on what stage of the investigation against Yanukovych and whether his rights were violated.
Recall, in October, the Supreme Anti-Corruption Court (SACC) arrested Yanukovych in absentia in the Mezhyhirya residence case. And back in January 2019, he had already been found guilty of treason and sentenced in absentia to 13 years in prison.