Court of Kiev refused Lutsenko in disqualification of a judge, but made three defenders

Court in Kiev on Monday began preliminary hearings in the trial of former Minister of Internal Affairs. Lutsenko was taken to court, despite claims by his defense of the critical state of hungry politician. Lutsenko said disqualification of judge, explaining that he does not trust the court. Lutsenko also said the petition to have his case examined the jury. However, after a break in the meeting, the court refused to grant the request for disqualification of the presiding judge at a meeting of Vova. However, the court allowed the former minister to have three more defenders, but his wife Irina. Lutsenko, a lawyer Igor Fomin. Lutsenko accused of illegal registration to work in the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the violations associated with the provision of flats and accrual of pension to his former driver. In addition, he is charged with flamboyant celebration of the police. According to investigators, the overall damage state of activities at the post of Minister of Internal Affairs was about 1 million hryvnia (125,000 dollars).