According to preliminary information, the main judge in her case simply did not appear in the courtroom due to illness, which he reported in writing today, on January 9. The next meeting is scheduled for January 11. It is noteworthy that at the last meeting, the defendant Shtep herself, who also referred to poor health.
Recall that the former Mayor of Slavyansk Nelyu Shtepu is accused of separatism, an attempt to violate Ukraine's territorial integrity and the support of militants. She was detained as early as in 2014, her case has been ongoing for three years. Earlier, she was replaced by an electronic bracelet for permanent house arrest. Shtepe faces a life sentence.
As reported in "URA-Inform", the case of Shtepa was redirected to the Leninsky district court of Kharkov and began to listen from the very beginning for the fourth time, including because of changes in the composition of the panel of judges.