KIEV, May 16 – Kiev Court of Appeals has upheld a verdict issued by Kiev's Pechersky District Court against former Interior Minister Yuriy Lutsenko, who was sentenced to four years in prison for malfeasance.

The ruling was read out on Wednesday by Judge Ivan Rybak presiding over the appeal proceedings.

The appeal filed by the ex-minister's defense lawyers has been rejected, and Pechersky District Court ruling fully upheld.