Their absence is related to the need to participate in the consideration of their appeal for exclusion from participation in the examination of the request of the General Prosecutor's Office to conduct a special pre-trial investigation on the "Maidan case". This was announced on Tuesday, January 9th by attorney Vitaly Serdyuk.

According to him, on Wednesday the Court of Appeal will hear the case on our complaint. In this connection, the defense will not be able to take part in this matter, which is a valid reason for non-appearance, "the lawyer believes..

At the same time, Serdyuk noted that on December 11 the court "artificially removed" Aver Lex lawyers from considering the issue of a special investigation into the case on the suspicion of Yanukovych in committing crimes that led to the killings of Maidan activists on February 18-20, 2014.

At the same time, the lawyer considers this decision to be political and that it was taken by the court under pressure. The defense intends to apply to international organizations, to the US Department of State and European diplomats in connection with this situation, and will remain in all processes related to the former president, "explained Serdyuk.

Recall, on December 20, 2017 the judge of the Pechersk court Svetlana Shaputko in her decision raised the issue of disciplinary liability of the lawyers of the association Aver Lex Vitaliy Serdyuk, Igor Fedorenko and Andriana Fozekosh in front of the Qualification and Disciplinary Commission of the Advocacy of Kyiv in connection with their violation of the oath of the lawyer and the rules of the attorney's ethics.

As reported URA-Inform, Obolonsky District Court of Kiev on Thursday, December 28, postponed the meeting on the case of high treason of former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych on January 10, 2018.