Ukraine ex-president Kuchma linked to journalist murder

KIEV, March 22 | Tue Mar 22, 2011 7:00am EDT

KIEV, March 22 (Reuters) - Ukraine's state prosecutor on Tuesday formally opened a criminal case against ex-president Leonid Kuchma on suspicion of involvement in organising the murder of opposition journalist Georgiy Gongadze in 2000.

" A criminal case has been opened in relation to Kuchma. He is suspected of involvement in illegal actions and the murder of ... Gongadze", first deputy prosecutor general Renat Kuzmin told a news conference. He said restrictions had been imposed on Kuchma's movements.

(Reporting by Pavel Politchuk; Writing by Richard Balmforth)

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