Friday, March 04, 2005

Ukranian "Suicide" Politician Was Shot Twice -Novosti

Russian News Agency Questions Ukranian Politicians "Suicide"

"KIEV, March 4 (RIA Novosti) - According to unofficial information, two bullet wounds have been discovered on the body of Yuri Kravchenko, the former interior minister of Ukraine, who was found dead at his country house today, Channel Five of the Ukrainian television reports.

The former Ukrainian minister was found dead at his country house outside Kiev on Friday. According to initial reports, he had committed suicide. On Friday, Mr. Kravchenko was to come to the Prosecutor General's Office to testify on the case of Georgy Gongadze, a murdered journalist.

At the same time, Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Timoshenko does not rule it out that the murder of Yuri Kravchenko was an attempt to 'close' the case of Georgy Gongadze. The prime minister believes that 'if Gen. Kravchenko had shot himself, it confirms that he must have been connected with 'the Gongadze case.' "

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