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⚡️ Court under anesthesia: The High Anti-Corruption Court held a hearing for MP Serhii Kuzminykh right during a surgical operation.
⭕️ The High Anti-Corruption Court and the National Anti-Corruption Bureau carried out investigative actions and a hearing in the case of the people's deputy while the defendant was staying in a medical facility.
Chronology and course of events:
⭕️18 August: Serhii Kuzminykh was urgently hospitalized with acute cholecystitis. The deputy's defense officially informed the court of the need for surgical intervention.
⭕️19 August (10:00): During the preparation for and start of the gallbladder removal operation, the HACC decided on the forcible delivery of the defendant.
⭕️ Procedural actions: An NABU detective arrived at the hospital and entered the operating unit to confirm the patient's identity. At that time the MP was already wearing a previously installed electronic bracelet.
⭕️ Participation in the hearing (11:15): Immediately after the operation ended, equipment was set up in the ward so Kuzminykh could participate in the court hearing remotely by video link.
⭕️ Course of the hearing: Despite medical advice regarding the patient's condition after general anesthesia, the court continued the hearing and examined case materials with the defense present.
⭕️ Serhii Kuzminykh and his lawyers emphasize a violation of the right to proper legal defense, since the post-surgical and post-anesthesia condition made full participation in the hearing impossible. The defense insists on compliance with procedural norms concerning the defendant's health and rights.
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