Ukrainian
helicopter pilot, Member of Parliament Nadia Savchenko said she would not plead
guilty in a Russian court during today’s hearing in a criminal case she says
has been trumped up against her, according to one of Savchenko’s lawyers
Nikolai Polozov.
"Savchenko:
I plead not guilty; everything written down in the indictment is a lie,"
Polozov tweeted.
He also
said that the prosecutor in Donetsk city court of the Rostov region was
"muttering" the indictment in the court room.
The
authorities allowed the cameramen to be present during the prosecutor’s speech
“to get the ‘right’ picture,” according to Polozov. Meanwhile, Savchenko’s
sister Vera was removed from the court room. She will be later testifying as a
witness.
Earlier
today, the Donetsk city court of the Rostov region began a hearing in the
criminal сase of Nadiya
Savchenko.
The
journalists were initially banned from the courtroom, although the Ukrainian
Consul and Nadiya’s sister were present. not allowed in journalists, but
allowed presence of the Ukrainian Consul and Nadiya’s sister.
UNIAN memo. Savchenko was abducted by
Russia-backed militants in Donbas last summer, and then taken to Russia, where
she was charged with being involved in the death of Russian journalists.
However, the defense claims she couldn't have been involved in the death as she
had been captured before the journalists were killed.
On June
10, Moscow's City Court prolonged Savchenko's arrest until September 30, 2015, at the Investigative Committee's request.
On July
2, the Investigative Committee announced that Savchenko and three of
her attorneys completed the examination of the case materials.
Savchenko
is being accused of murder and also of attempted murder, according to the PGO
statement.
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