He is probably hiding in Austria.
Podilskyi court of Kyiv has declared the former chairman of the Constitutional Court Oleksandr Tupytsky internationally wanted, writes” Judicial reporter “.
This was later confirmed in the Office of the Prosecutor General of Ukraine. “The former Chairman of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine has been declared internationally wanted,” the UCP said.
The media writes that the Podolsk court must arrest the ex-judge of the Constitutional Court in absentia.
in the form of detention. If such a decision is made, Ukraine will be able to request the extradition of Tupitsky to Austria, who, according to media reports, probably left Ukraine illegally. He was seen in Vienna in April.
“The relevant petition was filed by prosecutors in connection with the systematic evasion of the accused from the court. It was established that on March 17, 2022 the accused, having no legal grounds to leave Ukraine under martial law, in violation of law “This circumstance is the subject of a pre-trial investigation in a separate proceeding,” the prosecutor's office said.
The indictment was sent to the Podilsky District Court of Kyiv on May 25, 2021.
After the start of a full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine Tupitsky had to take part in the “legitimization” fugitive President Viktor Yanukovych, said Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council Alexei Danilov.
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In October 2020, the Constitutional Court chaired by Oleksandr Tupytsky declared unconstitutional two points of anti-corruption legislation, which blocked open access to electronic declarations , and NABU had to close 110 criminal cases against officials and deputies for false declaration.
In December 2020 Zelensky signed a decree removing Tupytsky < from the position of a judge for a period of two months. The formal basis for the decree was the submission of the Office of the Prosecutor General to remove Tupytsky.
In March 2021 Zelensky canceled decree of Viktor Yanukovych from May 14, 2013 on the appointment of Tupitsky as a judge of the Constitutional Court. On July 14 the Supreme Court declared Zelensky's decree illegal , and five days later the DBR opened the case against judges of the Supreme Court , who overturned Zelensky's decree on Tupitsky.
