Plaintiff Khilko Says Undecided About Appealing Court Ruling Not To Disqualify Zelenskiy
Muhammad Irfan Published April 21, 2019 | 03:55 AM
KIEV (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 21st April, 2019) Andrii Khilko, a lawyer and an election observer on behalf of the Ukrainian Shareholders Association, said on Sunday that he could consider the possibility to appeal the court ruling to reject his lawsuit, in which he called for disqualifying Volodymyr Zelenskiy as Ukrainian presidential candidate.
"I would like to think it over and to have an opportunity to talk with representatives of the opponents' defense. Because if I cannot prove that this [Zelenskiy's calls to register in order to get tickets for his debate with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko] was a form of bribing voters, then it will be senseless to file an appeal with the Supreme Court," he told reporters, when asked if he intended to appeal the court ruling.
Kiev's Sixth Administrative Court of Appeal rejected on Sunday Khilko's lawsuit, ruling that Zelenskiy's actions could not be qualified as vote buying and election campaigning.
Meanwhile, the court ruling can be appealed in the Supreme Court of Ukraine. If no appeals are filed, the court ruling will come into force in 30 days.
Khilko claimed in his lawsuit that Zelenskiy had violated the law on Ukrainian presidential election by posting on Facebook a notice calling on people to start booking free tickets to his debate with Poroshenko, which was held on Friday. Khilko said that Zelenskiy had bribed voters.
The first round of the Ukrainian presidential election was held on March 31 and resulted in none of the candidates gaining the majority needed to win the race. The runoff between Zelenskiy and Poroshenko is scheduled for Sunday.
According to opinion polls, Poroshenko is supported by around 25 percent of voters, while Zelenskiy enjoys support of around 70 percent of Ukrainians.
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