On Wednesday, April 22, Vyacheslav Zinchenko, accused of murdering linguist Irina Farion, tried to hang himself during a court hearing, and then lost consciousness. The panel of judges extended Zinchenko’s arrest until June 21, Suspilne Lviv reported..

At the beginning of the meeting, Zinchenko said that he went on a hunger strike on April 17 because his constitutional rights were violated in court, in particular, he was denied requests that ensure his right to defense.

" Due to health reasons, I could neither prepare a motion, nor am I ready for debate. I’m dizzy, weak, every day I lose a kilogram, plus or minus,” said the accused.

After Zinchenko refused to testify for the third time, the panel of judges decided to complete the clarification of the circumstances and move on to judicial debate. In response, the accused stated that he was not ready for a debate..

At the moment when the prosecutor began to read out the charges, Zinchenko began to tie his sweater on top of the bars, but the National Guard pulled him away.

After this, Vyacheslav Zinchenko took the floor again and stated that he did not want to commit suicide, it was a protest. He said that in the pre-trial detention center they threatened him to force him to admit guilt..

When the prosecutor continued to read out the evidence, Zinchenko lost consciousness. An ambulance was called to court. The defendant was taken out of the courtroom accompanied by National Guardsmen. The judges announced a break, the hearing will continue on April 23.