President Leonid Kuchma and other members of the outgoing Ukrainian elite, including the heads of the rebellious eastern regions, may be prosecuted by the new government, the president-elect, Viktor Yushchenko, told the Guardian. "The president has to answer under the law like any other citizen," he said yesterday, with reference to Mr Kuchma, in his first interview with the western media since he won the Boxing Day's runoff. "Any citizen, any businessman, any politician whose actions do not correspond to national law must be punished, whether... they are the president's son-in-law or his char lady in his office."| Yush, buddy, get into office first. |
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