At the request of the office of Ukraine’s Prosecutor General, a Kyiv court issued an ‘in absentia’ arrest warrant for former president Viktor Yanukovych.
The move is a procedural requirement needed for requesting Yanukovych’s extradition from Russia, the Prosecutor General’s office said in a statement released Tuesday.
Yanukovych fled Ukraine for Russia last February in the face of mass street protests against his government. More than 100 people, mostly demonstrators, were killed during the rallies. Protest leaders allege that Yanukovych gave the order to security forces to use lethal force against demonstrators. He is also accused of abuse of power and corruption.
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Source: Voice of America
