Higher Administrative Court rules offsite parliament meeting on April 4 as lawful

17:42, 12.04.2013 1 min read

A meeting of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine that was held on April 4 in the assembly hall of parliamentary committees on Bankova Street was lawful, according to the ruling of the Higher Administrative Court of Ukraine on a lawsuit filed by a Ukrainian citizen, which was released by the court's press service on Friday.

"The court ruled that the April 4 the Verkhovna Rada was legitimate since the number of its members corresponded to the quantitative criteria defined by law... In accordance with Part 1, Article 2 of the Rules of Procedure, the Verkhovna Rada holds meetings in the building of the Verkhovna Rada [at 5 Hrushevskoho Street]. At the same time, according to Part 2 of this article of the Rules of Procedure, in line with a decision of the Verkhovna Rada ... its meetings may be held in another place," the court's press service reported.