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| Austria Launches Inquiry into Yanukovych's Former Allies |
| 2014-04-15 |
| [An Nahar] Austrian prosecutors have launched an investigation into members of ousted Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych's government on charges including money-laundering, officials said Monday. Although the names and positions of those under investigation have not been released, the investigation will look at those who were close to Yanukovych, who fled into exile in Russia after a four-month uprising in the Ukrainian capital Kiev. The announcement was made in response to a parliamentary request by the members of the New Austria party, or NEOS, which specifically named ex-Ukrainian prime minister Mykola Azarov -- whose assets have already been frozen by the European Union ...the successor to the Holy Roman Empire, only without the Hapsburgs and the nifty uniforms and the dancing... . Austria is widely seen in Ukraine as a financial haven for oligarchs and those in Yanukovych's entourage who allegedly got rich during his administration. The Vienna prosecutor's office will investigate "a number of people suspected of money laundering and other crimes", said Justice Minister Wolfgang Brandstetter. |
| Posted by:Fred |