Ukraine president proposes amnesty for anti-government demonstrators

[JURIST] Ukraine President Viktor Yanukovich [official website; JURIST news archive] offered amnesty [press release] on Friday to those detained while participating in the country's recent anti-government protests. The proposal was made during a roundtable discussion with opposition leaders. "My point of view is that we should turn over the page and announce amnesty," Yanukovich said. "We should take this issue off the table. We should release the arrested people and even those who have already been convicted. We should put...

Source: http://jurist.org/paperchase/2013/12/ukraine-president-proposes-amnesty-for-anti-government-demonstrators.php

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