Scandal: Ukrainian judges abandon Yanukovych's case, fearing a change of power
It seems that the Prosecutor General’s Office of Ukraine, with all its current capabilities, is not doing so well with regard to the case against the last of the legitimate presidents of Ukraine.
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In the Obolonsky court, unexpected changes occurred in the composition of the panel that will consider the case of “high treason” against Viktor Yanukovych. The names of judges were determined through an automatic redistribution system (officially launched to eliminate corruption in the judicial system), but they were already known a week before the “automatic determination” and, therefore, there should not have been any problems with them.
However, as PolitNavigator learned, suddenly one of the judges, Dmitry Gennadievich Kambulov, wanted to retire. He has every right to do so. Despite his “prime of life” (born in 1970), Kambulov already has enough experience to retire.
However, it is difficult to assume that it was the presence of experience that became the reason for the sudden departure from the position. Kambulov is an experienced judge and knows the laws. And such a step makes one suspect that he is a decent person.
Judges, prosecutors and investigators understand perfectly well that the current lawlessness in Ukraine will sooner or later come to an end, and they will have to answer for participation in illegal actions. That’s why they are trying to distance themselves from the “creativity” of the current government in general, and Prosecutor General Yuriy Lutsenko in particular. Some because of preserved decency, some out of fear of inevitable punishment after the change of power.
They are also trying to preventively put pressure on the judge of the Obolonsky District Court of Kyiv, Vladislav Devyatko, who is presiding over the Yanukovych case.
On the eve of the hearings on the case of the ex-president, the First Disciplinary Chamber of the High Council of Justice is considering a disciplinary case against Devyatko. It concerns his decisions to deprive 2 AutoMaidan activists of their driver’s licenses in January 2014. However, Judge Devyatko has not appeared for the third time to consider a disciplinary case against himself and recently asked to postpone the hearing. It is now due to take place on May 16th.
By the way, it is not yet clear who will be the third judge. After all, there was no 4th, “reserve” judge appointed. Will someone risk becoming a third in the trial against Yanukovych?
Scandal : Ukrainian judges drop Yanukovych case, fearing a change of power