KIEV, Jan. 10 – Kiev's Pechersky district court at the start of the New Year authorized the arrest of deposed ex-President Viktor Yanukovych and former ex-Interior Minister Vitaliy Zakharchenko in the so-called "church case," according to a report published by the Kiev-based Ukrayinska Pravda Internet publication.

"The court on January 3, based on a notice provided by the Prosecutor General's Office, gave permission to arrest Yanukovych and handed down a similar ruling for Zakharchenko, as well as authorized the arrest of Valeriy Koriak, former head of the Kiev militia," the article says, which was published on Saturday evening.