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A month ago, the leadership of the Chernihiv Bar Association was removed from their positions. A new board was elected, and an organizing committee was created. According to the law, lawyers must nominate delegates to the all-Ukrainian conference.
More than 70 of them gathered in Chernihiv and held a meeting.
The meeting took place in a tense atmosphere. Some lawyers were not allowed into the hall, with the justification that they were not included in the single register of lawyers.
Offended lawyers do not recognize the decisions made by the new council, call them illegal, and threaten court actions. They claim that the organizing committee was created in violation of the Law on Advocacy and Legal Activity, and that the procedure for holding the meeting was violated.
Lawyers who were not admitted to the meeting plan to hold alternative meetings.
The event was guarded by staff of the Berkut police during the meeting.
Among the chairpersons at the meeting were: Oleh Kuprienko — head of the Chernihiv Regional Organization of the Radical Party of Oleh Lyashko, previously described as the personal lawyer of Oleksandr Sokolov, and Mykola Torbeyev — head of the Foundation “Future of Chernihiv,” founded by Oleksandr Sokolov.
In addition, both are known for their critical stance toward independent civil movements and initiatives.
channel "Dytynets"
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