Corruption witness dies in Odesa hospital

RFE/RL Newsline

ODESA - Borys Anikeychyk, a witness in a government corruption case, died in an Odesa hospital on March 16 as a result of gunshot wounds sustained the previous day, the Eastern Economist reported. Mr. Anikeychyk, who was shot by unknown assailants, had recently testified in a court case that Odesa Mayor Eduard Hurvits had accepted a bribe. Odesa Oblast Administration Chairman Ruslan Bodelan, who is running for mayor against Mr. Hurvits, called on Mr. Hurvits to step down from his post. The two have been locked in a brutal power struggle for some time.

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