The lawyers of the ex-President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych complained that the chief Prosecutor's office of Ukraine agrees to hear his testimony in a videoconference, the lawyer said Yanukovych Vitaliy Serdyuk " Ukrainian truth ".

yesterday, one of Ukrainian television said that Yanukovych, whom the Ukrainian authorities suspect, for example, in the creation of an illegal organization, has agreed to testify at the trial of his case in a videoconference.

"Viktor Yanukovych is ready to testify via videoconference. About this was reported by the party of protection to representatives of a consequence, most of the investigative judges of the Pechersk district court and judges of Appellate court of Kiev. For almost a month this desire Yanukovych is neglected (the attorney General's office - ed.)", - said Serdyukov.

according to his statement, " waivers are unfounded, As this refer to nepredusmotritelnost of this procedure, and also for technical reasons ". He also presented documents signed by Yanukovych, where he requested the opportunity to testify at a videoconference and explains that he can't come to Ukraine because of the danger of his life.

As informs magazine, in circulation signed by Yanukovych, notarized in Rostov-on-don, Yanukovych said that living in the Russian Federation.

"I Wish to give my testimony concerning the circumstances which are subject to examination in every case in order to perform the tasks of criminal proceedings and the establishment of objective truth. Along with this, at the moment I have no possibility to arrive at the venue of the pre-trial investigation for participation in investigative actions, taking into account the presence of a real threat to my life ", - said in the appeal.

in early 2015, it was announced that the main Prosecutor's office of Ukraine has started the procedure of correspondence involving Yanukovych to justice under the criminal code and appealed to Russia with a request for extradition of ex-President. The General Prosecutor's office suspected Yanukovych in the creation of an illegal organization. The head of the Ministry of justice of the Russian Federation stated that he had not received the documents for the extradition of Yanukovych to Kiev.

sections: Politics