Ukrainian ex-minister given asylum by Czechs

The Czech Republic has granted political asylum to a former Ukrainian minister wanted at home over suspected abuse of office.

By The Newsroom

Published 13th Jan 2011, 13:58 BST

Updated 13th Jan 2011, 21:51 BST

Bohdan Danylyshyn, economy minister in 2007-10 and an ally of former Ukrainian premier Yulia Tymoshenko, was detained in Prague in October.