More than 3 years after he flees, court permits Azarov investigation to start

Kyiv’s Pechersk district court ruled that prosecutors can begin an investigation into the alleged crimes committed by former Prime Minister Mykola Azarov, who fled the nation shortly after the fall of President Viktor Yanukovych’s regime on Feb. 22, 2104. The May 31 ruling was published in the registry of court decisions on July 13.