In ENGLISH | РУС/УКР
Sign in | Register
Mobile version | Subscription | RSS Archive
KyivPost

Melnychenko detained in Italy

Print version
Aug. 4, 2012, 1:52 p.m. | Politics — by Interfax-Ukraine

The Ukrainian Interior Ministry has confirmed information on the detention of second Ukrainian president Leonid Kuchma's ex-bodyguard, Major Mykola Melnychenko.
©

SEE ALSO

The Ukrainian Interior Ministry has confirmed information on the detention of second Ukrainian president Leonid Kuchma's ex-bodyguard, Major Mykola Melnychenko, in Italy.

"It's really that Melnychenko was detained at the airport of Naples by Italian law-enforcement bodies on the basis of an order from Interpol on August 3," the ministry's spokesperson, Oleksandr Dykusarov, told Interfax-Ukraine on Saturday.

"We have the information that Melnychenko has a lawyer," he added.

READ MORE IN SECTION
The Kyiv Post is hosting comments to foster lively debate. Criticism is fine, but stick to the issues. Comments that include profanity or personal attacks will be removed from the site. If you think that a posted comment violates these standards, please flag it and alert us. We will take steps to block violators.
Advertising link

KyivPost

© 1995–2012 Public Media

Web links to Kyiv Post material are allowed provided that they contain a URL hyperlink to the www.kyivpost.com material and a maximum 500-character extract of the story. Otherwise, all materials contained on this site are protected by copyright law and may not be reproduced without the prior written permission of Public Media at news@kyivpost.com
All information of the Interfax-Ukraine news agency placed on this web site is designed for internal use only. Its reproduction or distribution in any form is prohibited without a written permission of Interfax-Ukraine.