Three Police Go On Trial For Murder Of Ukrainian Journalist
December 19, 2005
Heorhiy Gongadze (file photo) (AFP)
Gongadze, who wrote about high-level corruption, was slain in 2000. The killing sparked demonstrations against President Leonid Kuchma's government at that time, after the release of recordings in which voices resembling those of Kuchma and his chief of staff are purportedly heard conspiring against Gongadze.
Kuchma has denied accusations of involvement.
When President Viktor Yushchenko took office in January, he promised to make solving Gongadze's slaying a priority.
(AP)