Ex-aide to Yushchenko says corruption led him to resign

Sept. 6, 2005, 12:05AM

Ex-aide to Yushchenko says corruption led him to resign
Associated Press

KIEV, UKRAINE - A close aide to President Viktor Yushchenko who was a chief organizer of the "Orange Revolution" protests said Monday he resigned from the government because of systemic corruption around the Ukrainian leader.

Oleksandr Zinchenko, who resigned Saturday, said the situation had grown "even worse" than under former President Leonid Kuchma.

Zinchenko accused Petro Poroshenko, the head of Ukraine's Defense and Security Council, of being one of the most corrupt members of the government. He also criticized Oleksandr Tretyakov, a top aide to Yushchenko, and Mykola Martynenko, who heads the pro-presidential faction in parliament.

Poroshenko attended the news conference, which was broadcast live, and stood in the back frowning as Zinchenko spoke. When Zinchenko completed his prepared statement, lengthy applause broke out in the room.
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