Ukraine requests international arrest warrant for Yanukovych

The ousted President is wanted in his own country for the 'mass murder' of protestors

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AFPPTI Kiev
Last Updated : Feb 27 2014 | 10:12 AM IST
Ukraine's interim general prosecutor said today that Kiev has requested an international arrest warrant for ousted president Viktor Yanukovych, who is wanted within his own crisis-hit country over the "mass murder" of protesters.

Oleg Makhnytsky told reporters in Kiev that Yanukovych, who vanished over the weekend following a week of deadly clashes in the capital, was "the subject of an international arrest warrant", although it was as yet unclear whether authorities had made a formal demand to Interpol.

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First Published: Feb 27 2014 | 4:55 AM IST

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