Ukraine: arrest warrant for President Yanukovych
Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych AP FILE PHOTO
SIMFEROPOL, Ukraine — Ukraine’s acting interior minister says that a warrant is out for the arrest of President Viktor Yanukovych, last seen in the pro-Russian Black Sea peninsula of Crimea.
In a statement on his official Facebook page Monday, Arsen Avakhov says Yanukovych arrived in Crimea on Sunday and relinquished his official security detail then drove off to an unknown location.
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He says a warrant is out for Yanukovych and several other officials, suspected in mass killings of civilians.
Calls are mounting in Ukraine to put Yanukovych on trial, after a tumultuous presidency in which he amassed powers, enriched his allies and cracked down on protesters.
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