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In the Constitutional Court of Ukraine, several judges were diagnosed with coronavirus infection.
On November 12, the Constitutional Court of Ukraine switched to a remote mode of operation in connection with the preliminary confirmation of the COVID-19 disease by various judges. This was reported by the press service of the department.
“The CCU has registered separate preliminary diagnoses of the COVID-19 disease in several judges. In this sense, to prevent the spread of the disease, the judges work remotely. There have been no judicial hearings with the participation of judges who have been diagnosed with the disease or its symptoms. ” the message says.
Interfax-Ukraine, citing sources, reported that there was no quorum in the meetings of the Grand Chamber of the Constitutional Court because some of the judges are in self-isolation, including the president of the Constitutional Court, due to the COVID-19 disease.
According to sources from Ukrainian News, five judges of the Constitutional Court are infected with the coronavirus.
The Constitutional Court of Ukraine on November 10 did not hold a meeting in which it was supposed to Consider the case of the 142 deputies’ proposal on the official interpretation of the concept of “decent living conditions.” The court postponed consideration of the issue of opening a constitutional process at the proposal of 47 people’s deputies on special confiscation matters.
On November 9, the KSU was unable to consider the case at the proposal of 46 popular deputies on the constitutionality of the land market also due to lack of a quorum. The judges were unable to meet for the November 5 session.
Four judges of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine have decided not to participate in the sessions of the Constitutional Court for the time being, this was stated by Anna Kalyuzhnaya, a journalist with Bihus.info, on 7 November, referring to her sources. We are talking about the deputy director of the KSU Sergei Golovatom, as well as the judges Vasily Lemak, Viktor Kolisnyk and Oleg Pervomaisky.
The KSU consists of 18 judges, six of whom are appointed by the President of Ukraine, the Rada and the Congress of Judges of Ukraine. Currently 15 judges work in the department. Of the three vacant posts, two are appointed by the Verkhovna Rada quota. These vacancies have not been filled for about a year, said KSU chief Alexander Tupitsky. At a meeting on November 6, the parliament was unable to appoint judges according to their quota.
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