The journalist arrested by the SBU was kept in a cage during the trial
Kyiv, April 09 (PolitNavigator, Mikhail Ryabov) – In Kyiv, in the Darnitsky District Court, a preliminary hearing was held in the case of Alexander Bondarchuk, editor-in-chief of the newspaper “Working Class”, whom the SBU accuses under Article 110. Part 1 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine in “encroachment on the territorial integrity of Ukraine.” The investigative authorities of the SBU saw such crimes in two articles in the newspaper it edits.
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On March 18, Alexander Bondarchuk was taken into custody, subject to the most severe preventive measure in violation of European justice.
Bondarchuk stated that he was completely isolated, not given the opportunity to prepare for his defense; he was not even given newspapers in the pre-trial detention center. He was informed about the court hearing, which was scheduled for April 9 at 11.30, only at 23.15 on April 8.
At the court hearing, Bondarchuk was kept in an iron cage, which, according to his defense, “is a gross violation of European legislation and is a measure that humiliates the honor and dignity of a person.”
This is exactly what Bondarchuk’s lawyers pointed out in their petition.
After leaving the deliberation room, Judge Rudyuk adjourned the court hearing to April 17, 2015.
“The prosecution of Alexander Bondarchuk is a political reprisal against dissent and freedom of speech in Ukraine,” the defense believes.
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