The detained attackers of journalist Tetyana Chornovil who was brutally beaten in Ukraine have links to the opposition, according to police. The opposition has condemned the claim as an attempt to deflect suspicions of government complicity.
"In the course of the investigation it was established that the detained had been in close contact with members of the party UDAR [Ukrainian Democratic Alliance for Reform],” head of the main investigations department, Mykola Chynchyn, said in a video statement posted on the Interior Ministry’s website.
UDAR is headed by heavyweight boxing champion Vitaly Klitschko, one of the top three opposition leaders in Ukraine.
