People's Deputy Nikolai Tishchenko, accused of the unlawful imprisonment of a war veteran, did not appear at the court session in Dnipro.
This was reported by Radio Liberty.
Tishchenko returned to the session of the RadaDeputy Nikolai Tishchenko attended a session of the Verkhovna Rada. However, he missed court hearings due to an alleged heart condition.It is noted that on Friday, January 10, a preparatory hearing took place in the Dnipro court regarding Tishchenko's case. He did not participate either in person or online.
The deputy's lawyer stated that he could not attend because he was in a session of the Verkhovna Rada.
Meanwhile, the preparatory hearing was attended by the victim, former military special forces member of the GUR "Kraken" Dmitry Mazokha, as well as the accused former police officer Bohdan Pisarenko, who is also suspected of unlawfully depriving Mazokha of his freedom.
The victim's lawyer, Igor Voloshin, urged the court to impose a new preventive measure on Tishchenko, as he allegedly avoids participation in the judicial process.
"His presence in the Verkhovna Rada and participation in its sessions is not a valid reason to be absent from court and not fulfill his duties," he noted.
Recall that the State Bureau of Investigations reported Tishchenko as a suspect on June 25 of last year under part 2 of article 146 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (unlawful imprisonment or abduction of a person). The case is linked to events in Dnipro on June 20 of the same year, where a group of individuals allegedly attacked a former military member on the instruction of the deputy. In November, the Pechersk District Court of Kyiv extended the preventive measure for the deputy until December 23, 2024.
However, on December 23, Tishchenko did not show up for the court session. He explained to the court that on the morning of December 23, he sought medical help in Kyiv, where he was allegedly preliminarily diagnosed with ischemic heart disease.
At the same time, the day before yesterday, Tishchenko appeared at a parliament session. Rada Speaker Ruslan Stefanchuk stated that the deputy participated in the session legally.
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