More news from Ukraine, the country that overcame an electoral crisis late last year. The former interior minister, Yuri F. Kravchenko, committed suicide this past Friday. He may have had knowledge about killing of Georgy Gongadze, a prominent journalist. Gongasze was killed in 2000. Former President Kuchma, who lost to Viktor A. Yushchenko and his orange revolution in last year's run-off election after it was determined that Kuchma had committed fraud and stole the election, received much international criticism after the killing of Gongadze.
Here's the highlights:
Ukraine's Security Chief Says Ex-Official Killed Himself
Steven Lee Meyers
The New York Times
"The official announcement and a note found in Mr. Kravchenko's pocket, the security chief added, left little doubt that Mr. Kravchenko had committed suicide."
"Oleksandr V. Turchinov, chairman of the Security Service of Ukraine, said in televised remarks that the note left by Mr. Kravchenko could provide significant details for prosecutors investigating the killing of Georgy Gongadze."
Here's the link:
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/06/international/europe/06ukraine.html?ex=1267851600&en=9bd88e206bbd48a9&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt
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