A lawyer for former Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko has disclosed some details of the corruption charges his client is facing in the high-profile case.
The Ukrainian Prosecutor-General’s Office on June 6 announced that Yushchenko had been charged with suspected abuse of power and possession of state property in what investigators called the illegal privatization of a residential complex near Kyiv that served as a residence for his prime minister and successor Viktor Yanukovych.