Russia has extended the arrest of Ukrainian pilots Savchenko – BBC Russian

• December 22, 2014

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Hope Savchenko in court

The Moscow City Court on Monday rejected an appeal by lawyers Ukrainian lёtchitsy Savchenko hopes for an extension of her arrest until February. Savchenko announced that he would continue the hunger strike.

Savchenko and its lawyers, Mark Feigin, Nikolai runner and Ilya Novikov appealed the October decision of the Basmanny District Court of Moscow, which extended the arrest of Ukrainian vertolёtchitsy until February 13.

Before Judge Yuri Pasyunin announced predictable decision, hope Savchenko said it would continue the hunger strike.

“If the court decision does not change, I will continue the hunger strike indefinitely. I will continue the hunger strike until they come back to Ukraine. This is not suicide and the only available method of fighting me, “- passed the word on Twitter Savchenko was present in the court reporter edition Grani.ru.

On Monday, lawyers Savchenko admitted the documents that she is a member of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. She was elected on October 26 on the list of the party “Fatherland”.

The leader of the “Fatherland” Yulia Tymoshenko on Monday urged the Ukrainian parliament on Tuesday to approve Savchenko member country delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. According to Interfax-Ukraine, the head of the faction “Bloc Poroshenko” Yuriy Lutsenko has supported this call by proposing to approve the entire Ukrainian delegation to PACE during the plenary week Parliament.

Diplomatic Immunity

Savchenko and her lawyers hope that the status of a member of the PACE will affect the attitude of the Russian authorities to this case.

“On the first day of the regular session of the PACE January 26 Savchenko Nadezhda acquire diplomatic immunity mandatory for the performance of Russia “, – said before journalists Ilya Novikov.

” All the diplomatic immunity of Russian diplomats tied to the same agreement, and if Russia refuses to comply with this provision, in terms of diplomacy, it will be horrified, nothing worse can not think, than break diplomatic immunity, “- says the lawyer.

Lieutenant Ukrainian Air Force, the navigator of the Mi-24 Hope Savchenko, according to her words and her attorneys, was captured June 17 by separatists Lugansk and then shipped to Russia. What Savchenko was captured by the Lugansk, indirectly confirmed and writing – text and video – released by the separatists, as well as other data.

However, Russia’s Investigative Committee argues that Savchenko moved the Russian border with forged documents under the guise of a refugee, and only then was arrested.

does not recognize the Russian court

Savchenko accused of involvement – as korrektirovschitsy fire – to death on June 17 under the Lugansk as a result of a mortar attack correspondent and sound engineer of the Russian TV channel “Russia-1″ by Igor Voloshin Korneliuk and Anton. They, according to witnesses, were part of a large group of armed separatists, who covered the Ukrainian minomёtchiki. At the time of capture Savchenko served in volunteer battalions “Aydar”.

Lawyers Savchenko argue that, according to the telephone conversations, Savchenko was taken prisoner before killing members of the Russian TV. Pilot says that fulfilled their duty in their country and do not recognize the rights of the Russian state to judge her.

Savchenko, who is on a Moscow jail on September 6 in the printer, in December on a hunger strike. The reason for it was that Savchenko did not receive medical care – the prison authorities did not allow to Savchenko otolaryngologist, although aviatrix complained of pain in the ear and hearing loss.

The next day, after a hunger strike her to see a doctor who gave her medication, but despite this, Savchenko has decided not to stop the protest.