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hidden-markov52 karma

In 2010 they (illegally, as some say) changed the Constitution to the one that strengthens the powers of president. Was Parliament-presidential, became president-parliamental.

Yanukowych became very rich very quickly: http://yanukovich.info/victor-yanukovych-assets/

He built himself a huge palace: http://blogs.pravda.com.ua/authors/leschenko/4fce2d5d5aa10/view_print/

He privatized himself a nature reserve with area of 300 sq. km and built a hunting resort there: http://www.pravda.com.ua/articles/2012/05/4/6963872/

His son's funds raised 78 times in three years of Yanukowych presidency: http://yanukovich.info/oleksandr-yanukovych-assets/

Some key Party of Regions members became very rich very quickly. These ones built themselves a huge business in Austria: http://yanukovich.info/andrij-ta-serhij-klyujevy/

Yanukowych has been 1—3 times (based on different sources) in jail.

His main sponsor, Rinat Ahmetov, has gained his enormous capital during criminal mayhem era of Ukraine, the 90s, allegedly in illegal ways.

Etc.

EDIT. Fix year

hidden-markov43 karma

Bullshit

hidden-markov43 karma

I am not. And I am lucky to be not attacked as of yet. The day before yesterday I saw two people being killed by the police during the attack.

hidden-markov42 karma

Ukraine is very corrupt. With coming of Yanukowich and his mafia, it became absolutely terrible. People generally used to see him as embodiment of corruption and all the bad shit happening in the country.

After two months of government ignoring the peaceful protest, and torturing activists, and putting them into jail, and then allowing the horrible bloodshed, people generally see him as someone they want to get killed.

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I don't think UN or EU and US can intervene. The situation is very controversial, a lot of people think of protests as of neo-Nazi coup. This position justifies the use of force.

Sometimes I think, maybe I'm the brainwashed one, and really am partaking in the neo-Nazi coup. But then I remember the tortures and arrests during the peaceful protests, the beatings of peaceful student rally, paying and arming thugs to shoot at the Kyiv residents, and remember who is fascist in this confrontation.

Although I admit there are some things that protesters did which are terrible and deserve punishment.