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The Court of Appeals in Kyiv upheld on May 16 the conviction of jailed former Ukrainian Interior Minister Yuriy Lutsenko.

In February, Ukraine’s Pechersky Court sentenced Lutsenko, an ally of jailed opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko, to four years in prison for abuse of office. The former minister has denied any wrongdoing, saying his trial was politically motivated. The Ukrainian authorities have rejected the allegation.

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