Viktor Medvedchuk, a former People's Deputy and head of the OPZZH party, filed a lawsuit in court regarding the return of Ukrainian citizenship and deputy mandate. He started a legal battle with President Volodymyr Zelenskyi, the Security Service of Ukraine and the State Migration Service.
Medvedchuk initiated this process within a month after he was stripped of his citizenship and mandate. He denied the legality of Zelenskyi's decree, which, according to him, was issued in violation of constitutional norms. Previous investigations supported his claims.
During this time, the trial of the lawsuit regarding the deputy's mandate was temporarily suspended. Consideration of the case regarding the cancellation of NSDC sanctions, which have been in effect since December 2022, has also been temporarily suspended. In addition, Medvedchuk tried to restore his attorney's license, but the court rejected his request in February 2024.
Experts, in particular constitutional jurist Bohdan Bondarenko, express doubts about the quick resolution of this case in favor of Medvedchuk. They believe that the courts can delay the consideration of the case.
Medvedchuk ended up in Russia in September 2022 after being exchanged for Ukrainian defenders who were in captivity. He was stripped of his citizenship and mandate in January 2023, along with other former deputies from the "Opposition Platform — For Life."
According to the court register, Medvedchuk first filed a lawsuit against the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyi, and then the SBU and the State Migration Service joined the court. Although the SBU characterized the lawsuit as "artificial" and offered to close the proceedings, the Supreme Court refused to do so.
