12:57 13.10.2014

Savchenko hospitalization is procedural irregularity – lawyer

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Savchenko hospitalization is procedural irregularity – lawyer

A defense lawyer for Ukrainian pilot Nadia Savchenko, who is charged with involvement in the killing of Russian journalists, believes her hospitalization for a psychiatric and psychological evaluation before her claim was considered by the Basmanny Court is illegal.

"It's an absolute procedural violation, which we believe is illegal and groundless. Regarding this, the reaction of the court is unclear," Mark Feygin, a lawyer for Savchenko, told Interfax on Monday.

Feygin recalled that in late September a district court had rescheduled the hearing to October 13, granting the complaint filed by Savchenko's defense lawyers about the actions taken by the investigators, who had ordered her to undergo a psychiatric and psychological evaluation, to ensure her presence in court.

"If we imagine that the Basmanny Court grants our claim and reverses the mental evaluation order, it will become unclear why she was hospitalized. It may give the impression that the investigators knew what the court decision would be ahead of time," the lawyer said.

Feygin said the court hearing of his client's complaint scheduled to be held in Basmanny Court on Monday will be closed to the press and Savchenko will not attend.

Feygin called the investigators' actions "political maneuvers" that are due to the broad public response drawn by the pilot's case.

Vladimir Markin, an official with the Investigative Committee, told Interfax earlier on Monday that Savchenko had been hospitalized in Moscow to undergo a psychiatric and psychological evaluation.

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