The body of the leader of the Popular Rukh of Ukraine Viacheslav Chornovil, who died in a car crash, will be exhumed soon and examined, Ukraine's Prosecutor General Viktor Pshonka has said.
"We have come very close to the exhumation, an examination by a new commission will be held," Pshonka said on Inter TV channel Friday night.
Chornovil died in a car accident near Kyiv on March 25, 1999, when his car collided with a KamAZ trailer truck that was turning on the road. His driver, Yevhen Pavlov, also died in the accident, while his press secretary was injured.
As reported, Ukrainian Interior Minister Anatoliy Mohyliov said on March 31, 2011, that a range of expert examinations are being carried out as part of the investigation into the case of the death of Chornovil.
"In my view, there are some mistakes [made in the investigation into Chornovil’s case] that must be corrected," the minister said.
Mohyliov also said that it would be possible to speak about prospects of the investigation into this criminal case only after all expert examinations are conducted.
Interior Ministry Spokesperson Viktoria Kushnir, in turn, said that "an additional commission-based and comprehensive study" is being conducted as part of the investigation into the death of Chornovil.
According to her, depending on findings of this study the police will establish whether this was a case of murder.
