Transparency International calls for trying Yanukovych in absentia
The Executive Director of Transparency International, Yaroslav Yurchyshyn, stated at a briefing that the international organization Transparency International Ukraine calls on authorities to initiate a trial in absentia of the former President Viktor Yanukovych in the autumn of this year.
"We hope that...we will witness the conviction of Yanukovych and key figures of his regime, albeit at the initial stage...We will do everything to ensure proceedings begin this autumn," Yurchyshyn said.
He noted that the General Prosecutor’s Office has all the necessary tools to bring all the ex-officials to justice.
Earlier, Transparency International Ukraine called on the GPU to establish a joint international group to investigate Yanukovych’s crimes.
Yuriy Lutsenko promised that after he is appointed as the Prosecutor General he will initiate a trial in absentia of Yanukovych.