The Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for human rights Valeria Lutkovska appealed to the Chairman of the Donetsk city court of the Rostov region Ali Khaibulaev about the change of jurisdiction and transfer of the criminal case against Nadezhda Savchenko to the appropriate court of the capital of Russia, informs the press service of the Ukrainian Ombudsman on Wednesday.

it was announced yesterday that the Donetsk city court of the Rostov region on July 30 starts to consider the case under the criminal code of the citizen of Ukraine Hopes Savchenko, accused in death of 2 Russian correspondents.

according to the press service, yesterday Lutkovska appealed to the Commissioner for human rights in Russia Ella Pamfilova With the same offer.

"The Ombudsman of Ukraine Valeriya Lutkovska stressed again in his own petition that the holding of a court session on the case of Nadiya Savchenko in Donetsk, Rostov region threatens the life of Nadiya Savchenko and her relatives and colleagues who would like to be present during the court session, because of the possibility of provocations and attempts on her life from authorized so-called DNR and LNR. In addition, access to court is difficult even for lawyers Nadezhda Savchenko, and human rights defenders, commissioners of the public and the media, " - says the press service.

According to Lutkovska, there is the Danger of holding on the fact closed trial, in violation of article 6 of the Convention on human rights and main freedoms, which establishes the right of everyone when nominating him to any criminal charge to a fair and public hearing.

"to protect the life of Nadezhda Savchenko and ensure her right to a public trial, bearing in mind that not all the parties to criminal proceedings in the criminal case reside within, which is subject to the jurisdiction of the Donetsk city court, and Hope Savchenko agree to fix the territorial jurisdiction of this criminal case, I ask you in accordance with article 35 of the Criminal procedure code of the Russian Federation to consider my petition for change of jurisdiction and transfer of the criminal case against Nadezhda Savchenko in the appropriate court in the capital of Russia ", - reported in the petition of the Commissioner for human rights Lutkovska.

review of investigators, Savchenko, being an officer of the military might of Ukraine, June 17, 2014 near the village Metalist Luhansk region led covert surveillance and correction of artillery fire on the area of the roadblock militias LNR, where, and among them were the Russian correspondents VGTRK. In the end, the death of two Russian citizens were killed.

in addition, according to the investigation, not later than 23 June 2014 Savchenko in the Luhansk region of Ukraine in the local area of the checkpoint " Donetsk - North ", in violation of the established procedure for entry to the site of Russia secretly crossed the border, after which it was mated.

however, the protection Savchenko said that she was abducted in Ukraine and forcibly deported to the Russian Federation.

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