The meeting was delayed due to the lack of both lawyers, the defender Dmitry Zemnitsky later said that he had terminated the contract, and Bogdan Kushnir left the case “due to workload.”
The judge promptly appointed Kosovov as a temporary state defender, with his participation the renewal of a preventive measure was considered.
Journalists note that Prosecutor Ruslan Kravchenko came to the court.
The hall also had relatives of the victim and activists with portraits of the deceased teenager. While the court was waiting for a free lawyer, the accused answered their questions.
The suspect apologized to the teenager’s mother, but stated that he would not plead guilty.
“I am interested in the case to be considered impartially and without violating reasonable terms, as well as my rights,” he said.
Context
On April 9, adviser to communications at the State Bureau of Investigation, the suspect was removed from the performance of duties in the UGO. He did not admit his guilt. According to Sapyan, the examination confirmed that during the conflict, the man was intoxicated, he found 1.2 ppm of alcohol in the blood.
