In recent months, a number of media resources with questionable editorial policies have been actively spreading information about the alleged premeditated murder of a well-known Odessa businessman, founder of KADORR Group, Adnan Kivan.
After the patient died during the sixth course of chemotherapy, the prosecution initially classified the event as intentional homicide, and later reclassified the proceedings as improper performance of professional duties by a medical professional.
At the same time, the medical community of Ukraine — oncologists, surgeons, professional associations, and representatives of private medicine — began to publicly pay attention to another aspect of this case:
Today, any doctor who works with complex patients and takes responsibility for the most difficult clinical cases can take the place of surgeon Vitaliy Rusakov.
The Lawmaker's team conducted an initial analysis of the case materials and discovered several things that cannot be ignored.
Even before the evidence was considered in the open trial of Vitaliy Rusakov, a large-scale wave of negative publications was launched, in which the doctor was effectively presented as guilty even before any court verdict. The public information space was filled with categorical statements about “murder”, “conspiracy” and “intentional actions of doctors”, although the court has not yet given a final legal assessment of these circumstances.
At the same time, within the framework of the trial itself, the prosecution and the injured party repeatedly initiated the closure of court hearings from the public and the media.
The legislator believes that such a practice directly contradicts the principles of openness of the judicial process, adversarial nature of the parties, and ensuring the right of society to control the administration of justice. Society has the right to see how justice is administered in cases that can set dangerous precedents for entire professional communities.
To ensure the most objective coverage, the Lawmaker also monitors and analyzes the public positions of both sides of the process:
The position of the prosecution is based on materials and comments published by law enforcement agencies and in the media, including recent publications by the UNN news agency.
The position of the defense: public explanations, documents, and video comments published by Vitaliy Rusakov himself on his own information resources.
In the following publications we will analyze in detail:
— why the death of a cancer patient was investigated as a premeditated murder;
— who exactly is conducting these proceedings;
— which prosecutors, experts and judges are involved in the case;
— why this case could become a dangerous precedent for the entire medical system of Ukraine.
The legislator will continue to monitor the progress of this case and calls on the public to closely follow the process, disseminate information, and not allow this story to remain out of public view.
