MOSCOW (AP) — The Ukrainian parliament on Thursday stripped a celebrated former military pilot and presidential hopeful of her immunity as a lawmaker, sanctioning her arrest on charges of plotting an attack on parliament with grenades and automatic weapons.
Nadiya Savchenko was served summons minutes after the parliamentary session, where she denounced the government for “killing and dividing” the Ukrainian people. A court was to consider putting her in custody later in the day.
Critics say the dramatic charges against Savchenko were part of authorities’ efforts to get rid of a powerful challenger ahead of the next year’s presidential vote. …read more
Source: San Francisco Chronicle
