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High-Ranking Regional Official Suspected In Ukrainian Activist Kateryna Handzyuk's Death
Source: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
February 11, 2019 10:49 GMT
By RFE/RL
High-Ranking Regional Official Suspected In Ukrainian Activist's Death
The head of Ukraine’s Kherson regional parliament is suspected of organizing the killing of anticorruption activist Kateryna Handzyuk last year, prosecutors say.
Prosecutor-General Yuriy Lutsenko wrote on Facebook on February 11 that Vladyslav Manher had been notified of the accusation against him.
According to a document posted by Lutsenko, Manher felt "personal enmity" toward Handzyuk because of her efforts to reveal "illegal deforestation" in the region.
Handzyuk, a 33-year-old civic activist and adviser to the mayor of the Black Sea port city of Kherson, died in November -- three months after she was severely injured in an acid attack.
Five suspects, including a police officer, have been arrested on suspicion of involvement in the attack on Handzyuk.
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By RFE/RL
High-Ranking Regional Official Suspected In Ukrainian Activist's Death
The head of Ukraine’s Kherson regional parliament is suspected of organizing the killing of anticorruption activist Kateryna Handzyuk last year, prosecutors say.
Prosecutor-General Yuriy Lutsenko wrote on Facebook on February 11 that Vladyslav Manher had been notified of the accusation against him.
According to a document posted by Lutsenko, Manher felt "personal enmity" toward Handzyuk because of her efforts to reveal "illegal deforestation" in the region.
Handzyuk, a 33-year-old civic activist and adviser to the mayor of the Black Sea port city of Kherson, died in November -- three months after she was severely injured in an acid attack.
Five suspects, including a police officer, have been arrested on suspicion of involvement in the attack on Handzyuk.
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Read more: https://www.rferl.org/a/high-ranking-regional-official-suspected-in-ukrainian-activist-s-death/29763439.html