The fleeting president of Ukraine, Viktor Yanukovych, who is accused of high treason, will be able to speak at the trial with the last word sitting or lying on a hospital bed. This was announced on November 19 by the presiding judge Vladislav Devyatko..

“If the accused Viktor Yanukovych cannot recover until the court-determined date, the court will not consider disregard or contempt for the court if Viktor Yanukovych speaks with the last word sitting or lying on a hospital bed if he cannot stand in front of the court” - said nine.

The lawyer of the ex-president, Alexander Goroshinsky, said that his client could not "move independently and even get out of bed," because he had injured his spine and joint.. He asked to postpone the meeting until Yanukovych recovers.

“The case is not ordinary, it is a public matter, it is covered in the media, forgive me, speak lying. "- said Goroshinsky.

The judge stated that in the submitted medical certificate there is “no word about spinal injury”, so he will not allow “outright lies”.

The meeting, which was to be held on December 3, was postponed to December 5. By this time, it will be three weeks, which, according to the lawyer, Yanukovych is required for treatment. It is assumed that the former head of state will make a video call..

Goroshinsky asked the court to go to the hospital for an accurate diagnosis and treatment time of the ex-president, and also petitioned for the interrogation of the former Minister of Energy and Coal Industry of Ukraine, Eduard Stavytsky. Judge Devyatko in response asked the lawyer not to turn the process into a circus. "You know perfectly well that you can not remove rabbits from a hat. We have the last word stage. Interrogations are over, ”the judge stressed.

On November 18, it was reported that Yanukovych was hospitalized in Moscow, injured while playing tennis..