6 Apr 2013 21:53

Commission proposes Ukraine president pardon two jailed ex-ministers

KYIV. April 6 (Interfax) - Ukraine's presidential pardon commission proposed on Saturday that President Viktor Yanukovych pardon former interior minister Yury Lutsenko and ex-minister of environmental protection Heorhiy Filipchuk.

The commission made the proposal at a meeting on Saturday after hearing an appeal to Yanukovych from parliamentary commissioner for human rights Valeria Lutkovska for pardoning Lutsenko and a pardon request from Filipchuk, a commission source told Interfax.