Yanukovych's minister in Moscow ordered a psychiatric examination
The Basmanny Court of Moscow extended the prison term of Nikolai Rudkovsky, a former Verkhovna Rada deputy, ex-Minister of Transport and Communications of Ukraine and ex-head of the Socialist Party of Ukraine, accused of attacking the Russian embassy in Kiev in 2014, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports.
Interfax reports this.
“The investigator’s request is granted. Extend the preventive measure against Rudkovsky in the form of detention until January 27,” judge Yulia Safina announced the decision.
Thus, the court rejected the defense’s proposal to release the former official on bail of 10 million rubles.
The trial took place without the participation of the accused, who since November 6 has been undergoing an inpatient comprehensive psychiatric examination at the Institute named after. Serbian.
Rudkovsky is accused of attacking an institution enjoying international protection with the aim of provoking war or complicating international relations (Part 2 of Article 360 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation).
According to Russian investigators, on June 14, 2014, Rudkovsky, acting in a group with members of the Right Sector, took part in damaging the property of the Russian Embassy in Kyiv, which was thrown with stones, eggs, and paint. The damage to the building was estimated at 15 million rubles.
According to lawyers, Rudkovsky partially admits guilt. In particular, he admits that he threw one stone at the embassy building, which ultimately did not reach. At the same time, his defenders claim, the ex-deputy was forced to do this “under pressure from the crowd”, so he denies qualification “as part of a group”.
Rudkovsky was arrested in absentia in the Russian Federation on May 26, 2016 in the case of an attack on the Russian embassy in Kyiv. On September 28, 2018, he was detained in Moscow and placed in custody.
Lawyers claim that their client did not hide from the investigation and knew nothing about the initiation of a criminal case against him.
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