Forwarded from Persecution In Ukraine
Ukraine, Kyiv, May 30.
On this day, a new court hearing took place in the case of Fr. Serhiy Chertilin, a UOC priest and human rights activist who is being persecuted by the Ukrainian authorities for political reasons.
Believers and military personnel, veterans and servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, whom he helped, came to support the clergyman.
Father Serhiy and his lawyers filed a petition to challenge the judges, who were convicted of violating the law and bias at the last meeting.
Unfortunately, the application was rejected. And, unfortunately, expected. After all, the decision was made by the same judges.
During the previous court hearing, the judge violated the secrecy of the deliberation room. While he was in this room and making a decision, an SBU investigator and a prosecutor came to see the judge. This is a gross violation of all procedures, suggesting pressure on the court from the investigation.
Moreover, the judge behaved in advance in a biased manner towards Father Serhiy.
When, in response to the question on what grounds a person is left in a pre-trial detention center in the absence of evidence, the judge answers “That’s how it should be” - this also says a lot.
The defense also requested that the case be postponed in order to obtain additional materials from doctors currently treating the suspect.
But the judges replied that they were generally going on vacation. Thus, the meeting was postponed almost 2 months, to July 22
Not providing proper medical care, delaying for another 2 months the decision on the operation necessary for the clergy - nothing less than torture.
Father Serhiy, an Orthodox priest and human rights activist, is essentially tortured in custody, not only by unreasonably prolonging his detention, but also by criminally putting his life at risk by depriving him of a medical procedure.
We address Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch as organizations that have repeatedly drawn their attention to the ill-treatment of prisoners in Ukraine.
Moreover, Father Serhiy is not even a prisoner.
He is not convicted.
He is under investigation and a suspect. The trial in his case continues, and the detention in a pre-trial detention center of a man who has not committed violent crimes, a priest, on clearly political charges is nothing more than reprisal and arbitrariness of the security forces.
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On this day, a new court hearing took place in the case of Fr. Serhiy Chertilin, a UOC priest and human rights activist who is being persecuted by the Ukrainian authorities for political reasons.
Believers and military personnel, veterans and servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, whom he helped, came to support the clergyman.
Father Serhiy and his lawyers filed a petition to challenge the judges, who were convicted of violating the law and bias at the last meeting.
Unfortunately, the application was rejected. And, unfortunately, expected. After all, the decision was made by the same judges.
During the previous court hearing, the judge violated the secrecy of the deliberation room. While he was in this room and making a decision, an SBU investigator and a prosecutor came to see the judge. This is a gross violation of all procedures, suggesting pressure on the court from the investigation.
Moreover, the judge behaved in advance in a biased manner towards Father Serhiy.
When, in response to the question on what grounds a person is left in a pre-trial detention center in the absence of evidence, the judge answers “That’s how it should be” - this also says a lot.
The defense also requested that the case be postponed in order to obtain additional materials from doctors currently treating the suspect.
But the judges replied that they were generally going on vacation. Thus, the meeting was postponed almost 2 months, to July 22
Not providing proper medical care, delaying for another 2 months the decision on the operation necessary for the clergy - nothing less than torture.
Father Serhiy, an Orthodox priest and human rights activist, is essentially tortured in custody, not only by unreasonably prolonging his detention, but also by criminally putting his life at risk by depriving him of a medical procedure.
We address Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch as organizations that have repeatedly drawn their attention to the ill-treatment of prisoners in Ukraine.
Moreover, Father Serhiy is not even a prisoner.
He is not convicted.
He is under investigation and a suspect. The trial in his case continues, and the detention in a pre-trial detention center of a man who has not committed violent crimes, a priest, on clearly political charges is nothing more than reprisal and arbitrariness of the security forces.
#Orthodox_journalists
#Free_UOJ #свободу_СПЖ
#UOJ #UOC #persecution_in_Ukraine #freedom_of_belief #freedom_of_speech
#Ukraine #СПЖ