Yushchenko may prosecute his opponents

[bin.dare]

Nick Paton Walsh in Kiev
Thursday December 30, 2004
The Guardian

President Leonid Kuchma and other members of the outgoing Ukrainian elite, including the heads of the rebellious eastern regions, may be prosecuted by the new government, the president-elect, Viktor Yushchenko, told the Guardian.
"The president has to answer under the law like any other citizen," he said yesterday, with reference to Mr Kuchma, in his first interview with the western media since he won the Boxing Day's runoff.

"Any citizen, any businessman, any politician whose actions do not correspond to national law must be punished, whether... they are the president's son-in-law or his char lady in his office."

The son-in-law he meant is Viktor Pinchuk, who has been accused by his critics of using his relationship to Mr Kuchma to buy state assets cheaply.

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http://www.guardian.co.uk/ukraine/story/0,15569,1380834,00.html

[Khephra]

1. Dunno if I'd be saying this

Before I had actual control of the government. Sounds like he's just setting more roadblocks in his way, to tell you the truth.