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112.ua: Rada strips Savchenko of immunity

Published March 22, 2018 at 1:59 pm

Ukrainian lawmaker Nadiya Savchenko (2ndL) attends a Parliament session in Kiev on March 15, 2018.Nadiya Savchenko, once hailed as a hero and a symbol of resistance against Russia, has been accused of plotting a terrorist attack against the Kiev parliament, authorities said. Ukraine's General Prosecutor claimed Savchenko had been plotting to destroy the chamber with grenades and mortar launchers and "finish off the survivors with automatic rifles."

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Ukrainian parliament lifts the immunity of Nadiya Savchenko.

Regulatory committee of the Ukrainian Parliament and the Verkhovna Rada were considering the plea of the General Prosecutor Yuriy Lutsenko as for the Ukrainian MP Nadiya Savchenko referring the criminal prosecution, detention and arrest of Savchenko.