Faryon, who is accused of murder, will be defended by attorneys Kara and Kryvoruchko
Today, July 9, the Shevchenkivskyi District Court of Lviv ruled that Vyacheslav Zinchenko, who is accused of murdering linguist and civic activist Iryna Farion, will continue to be represented by two female attorneys. Public defender Diana Kara and Larisa Kryvoruchko, whose licenses to practice law have been reinstated, have been added to the case.
During the hearing, Zinchenko stated that he was refusing the services of the public defender because Larisa Kryvoruchko had regained the right to represent his interests. He asked the court to admit her to the case and to accept his refusal of the appointed public defender.
After deliberation, the panel of judges allowed Kryvoruchko to participate in the proceedings. At the same time, prosecutor Dmytro Petlovany emphasized that in over two months of work, the attorney had visited her client in the pretrial detention center only once, and questions regarding her authority had arisen repeatedly during court hearings. In his opinion, to ensure an effective defense, Zinchenko should also be represented by a public defender.
The court denied the defendant’s motion to waive his right to free legal aid. Consequently, his interests will henceforth be represented by two defense attorneys—Larysa Kryvoruchko and Diana Kara.
The next court hearing in the case is scheduled for August 7.
This was reported by Suspilne Lviv.
As a reminder, the defendant accused of murdering Faryon will be assigned a public defender.
The defendant accused of Farion’s murder refused to testify in court.
