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Summaries of key stories in Ukrainian newspapers on March, 12, 1999 You are the |
Political media
(“Segodnia”,
12/03/99, p. 8 )
The Financial Accounts Chamber of the Parliament of
Ukraine, investigating NTKU’s activities in 1998, revealed
the facts of financial violation and offences against law. UT-1
TV channel translated ad commercials, which were not paid for.
Among the “debtors” are: “IP Kiev” (Hr 2,447
thousand), “Prioritet”, Ltd. (Hr 438 thousand),
“International informational agency “IBA “ ( Hr
301,8 thousand).
(“Den”,
12/03/99, p. 9 )
In the article “What Alexandr Deyneka was
killed for ?” you can find the most probable version of the
murder -- “He knew too much”. When being director of
NTKU, Kniazhitsky held financial audits of NTKU’s activities
and revealed the same facts of financial violation as the
Financial Accounts Chamber of the Parliament of Ukraine did. This
information with the request for public prosecutor’s
revision was delivered in the Supreme Soviet by
Kniazhitsky’s adviser in NTKU, Alexander Deyneka.
(“Fakty”,
12/03/99, p. 3 )
The official procedures of Berezovsky’s
retiring from the post of the executive secretary of CIS are
postponed. Yesterday, Berezovsky disproved mass media’s
announcements that he had submitted an application for
resignation from the post of the executive secretary of CIS.
Alexandr Lukashenko
(“Den”, 12/03/99, p. 1,2; “Segodnia”, p. 4 )
Lukashenko, after arriving for an official visit to
Kiev, is planning to discuss economic questions with President
Kuchma and seek to increase commodity trading up to $ 2 billion
per year. In July 1999, the five year term of President
Lukashenko’s plenary powers will end, but he is not going to
take part in presidential elections ’99 being prepared by
opposition. Lukashenko has issued an order to arrest all the
member of the Central Electoral Committee ’99 and is
expected to ask for Kuchma’s support. But most likely,
Kuchma’s reaction will be very restrained. The parties
intending to support Kuchma at the elections will not permit him
to get closer with Lukashenko.
Pavlo Lazarenko
(“Kiyevskiye Novosti”, 12/03/99, p. 3 ; “Ukraina
Moloda”, p. 4 )
Lazarenko’s lawyer in the United States
announced that Lazarenko intended to take part in presidential
elections’99 as Gromada’s presidential candidate. MP
Omelchneko (People’s deputy of Ukraine, former head of the
Parliamentary Committee for Struggle with Corruption and
Organized Crime, member of the deputy investigating commission)
appealed to the government, congressmen and senators of the
United States in his “open” letter. He also agreed to
bear witness for Lazarenko’s case in the Court.