Timoshenko appeals to create “breakthrough programs”

News / 30 August 2005 | 16:19

Yulia Timoshenko Ukraine’s PM appealed Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine to work out the national programs for different branches of economy which will be financed by funds out of privatization. She stated it during the meeting of consulting committee. Timoshenko added that UAH 12 milliard was given by privatization to the State Budget.

She is confident that the privatization funds must not be “eaten” – to spend for food provision. She mentioned that the funds should be spent for financing of “national breakthrough programs” which will give impetus to economic development of several branches. She charged the Parliament to work out corresponding programs.

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Fearing arrest Yanukovich stays abroad

News / 30 August 2005 | 15:53

Viktor Yanukovich, former Ukrainian PM, the leader of Party of Regions, has been staying abroad after he received a warning that he was under a threat of arrest, Taras Chornovil, Party of Regions memeber and former head of Yanukovich’s election headquarters during the presidential campaign in Ukraine, said Tuesday to ICTV channel.

Fearing arrest Yanukovich did not take part in the recent celebrations held in Ukraine on the occasion of Miner Day and the 70th anniversary of Stakhanov campaign, Chornovil said.

At the end of July the press service of the Party of Regions reported that Viktor Yanukovich would go on leave to Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic, and that the ex-Prime Minister was planning to return to Ukraine by Miner Day, he traditionally celebrated in Donetsk.

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Woman sheltered forty-four illegal immigrants in her apartment in Kiev

News / 30 August 2005 | 15:14

Forty-four illegal immigrants from India were detained in the apartment in Kiev by police. The owner of the flat, unemployed woman, 42, has not given any explanations concerning the incident.

The investigation is going on.

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Suspected in assault on Jewish student has been detained

News / 30 August 2005 | 14:50

Police detained three offenders, suspected for assaulting the student of Jewish University, as reported by Interior Ministry press-service to ForUm.

Ministry reports that identity of the offenders has been established. They are two citizens of Kiev, 20 and 18 year-old, and a citizen of Bilozersky district Kherson region. They do not work and at the moment of assault were in state of heavy alcoholic intoxication. The offenders are arrested and placed in isolation ward and will appear before court.

Causes of the crime will be established during investigation. There is no data that the crime was motivated by Anti-Semitism.

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Ukrainian fugitive sentenced to 18 years in jail for murder of prostitutes

News / 30 August 2005 | 14:13

(PDM) – The Prague City Court today found Ukrainian national Oleh Opryya guilty of the murder of two prostitutes and gave him the maximum sentence of 18 years in prison.

However, the defendant was not present in court since he has been in hiding since September 2003.

The case has not been closed since Opryya’s lawyer appealed the sentence on the spot and the matter will be heard by the Prague High Court.

According to the charges, Opryya, 27, strangled two women prostitutes to death within 24 hours in September 2003.

He killed them for money and robbed them of their cell telephones, cameras and jewels after their death. He gave some of the things that he stole from their flats to his friends.

“In view of the fact that two murders were committed within several dozen hours and robbery was the clear motive it was appropriate to deliver an exceptional punishment,” chairman of the court panel Petr Novak said.

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Rybachuk predicts formation of Eurointegration Ministry

News / 30 August 2005 | 14:00

Oleg Rybachuk vice-PM on European Integration of Ukraine predicts that in the nearest future new ministry will be formed in Ukraine and he will head it.

Rybachuk stated that Viktor Yushchenko President of Ukraine is unsatisfied by work of the cabinet concerning the item of Eurointegration. President twice charged the Cabinet with completing of necessary documents for the formation of the new ministry but the Cabinet has not responded yet.

The first time President of Ukraine received the letter from the Cabinet which read that formation of new ministry would be untimely. The second time, President gave time till August 19 in order to manage with it. Then he postponed deadline to August 26.

Now, when the Cabinet has done nothing in response of President’s proposal, President will do it by himself.

Viktor Yushchenko will pass an act on creation of the Ministry for European Integration. “It is his constitutional right,” stated Rybachuk.

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Lucenko will personally control the investigation of “Jewish student case”

News / 30 August 2005 | 13:30

Ukrainian President Victor Yushchenko charged Interior Minister Yuri Lucenko to take the investigation of the incident with Jewish student under the personal control, as reported to ForUm in President’s press-service.

Yushchenko also charged Health Minister Nickolay Polishchuk to control the treatment and rehabilitation of the victim, who is placed in one of the Kiev hospitals.

Ukraine’s President named the happened case “a screaming fact of cruelty.” “The story stuck me to the innermost of my heart. We must make efforts to exclude such case in future,” underlined Yushchenko.

“We disapprove racism and xenophobia in every display. Such incidents are inadmissible for Kiev and Ukraine. I will demand authorities to conduct a serious work for preventing of such shameful occurrences,” said President.

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Israeli citizen was killed in Crimea

News / 30 August 2005 | 12:45

Israeli woman, 36, was killed and robbed in Crimea where she spent a vacation with her parents. Killer robbed three gold rings, earrings, gold chain and camera.

The killer is an inhabitant of Krasnoperekopsk town. He was detained in two hours after committing the crime. He was shocked by the operative reaction of policemen and immediately made a confession. 39 years criminal has previous convictions.

He said that he had tried to gain favor of Israeli woman and when she rejected him, he strangled her in the forest. The dead body was detected on August 25 near the road.

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