A court in Odesa has once again postponed the case against the Odrex doctors due to the lawyer's failure to appear
The Kyiv District Court of Odessa has once again postponed the preliminary hearing in the case of Vitaliy Rusakov and Marina Belotserkovskaya, doctors at the private Odrex clinic, who are accused of professional negligence, which could have led to the death of businessman Adnan Kivan.
The reason for the postponement was the repeated failure of one of the defendant’s defense attorneys to appear. According to the judge, the attorney reported that she was on sick leave and refused to participate in the hearing, even via videoconference.
The court emphasized that due to the absence of a defense attorney, the preliminary hearing has been unable to proceed for nearly a month. The next hearing is scheduled for June 25.
During the preliminary hearing, the court must decide whether to proceed to trial and determine the order in which evidence will be examined and witnesses will be questioned.
Masi Nayem, a lawyer for the “Odrex” clinic, stated that the facility had successfully passed two inspections by the Ministry of Health, and no violations were found in its operations. At the same time, an order revoking the license of “Dom Meditsiny” LLC—the entity under which the “Odrex” clinic was registered—has been published on the Ministry of Health’s website.
