KIEV, March 24 – Parliamentary Speaker Volodymyr Lytvyn admitted Thursday he has come under attack for his alleged role in the murder of journalist Heorhiy Gongadze in 2000 as former President Leonid Kuchma was formally charged.
Lytvyn’s position turned around over the past 48 hours since prosecutors had first the announced opening of a criminal investigation against Kuchma, underscoring the case’s political implications.
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