Court puts off investigatory proceedings on Scherban case until February 13, orders that Tymoshenko be taken to court sitting

Judge of Pechersky District Court of Kyiv Oksana Tsarevych has ruled to put off until February 13 investigatory proceedings on the criminal case on the murder of Ukrainian parliamentarian Yevhen Scherban by request of former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, who is suspected of being involved in the crime. The court also ordered to take Tymoshenko to a court sitting of Kyiv Court of Appeals.

According to an Interfax-Ukraine reporter, the judge announced the ruling on Thursday following consideration of Tymoshenko's request to postpone the sitting.