Party Of Regions Member: Attempt On Tymoshenko's Life Being Plotted

KIEV, Ukraine -- Volodymyr Sivkovych, a member of the Party of Regions in Ukraine, claimed he possess information indicating that a "provocative" attempt on the life of main opposition leader Yulya Tymoshenko might be in the works.

Is an attempt on Yulya Tymoshenko's life being plotted?
"I have asked the president to instruct the Security Service to appoint security guards for opposition leaders, in particular, Yulia Tymoshenko," Sivkovych said.

"I have information that an attempt on Yulya Volodymyrivna [Tymoshenko]'s life or something of the sort could happen," Sivkovych, a deputy chairman of the parliamentary committee for legislative support of law enforcement activities, said in an interview published last week in Komsomolskaya Pravda.

"This information comes from abroad," and "it can be trusted," he said.

"This will be exactly a provocation. The suspicions will be on her political opponents. But these opponents will have nothing to do with this," he said.

The provocation that is being plotted "will benefit some foreign countries," which are not CIS members, Sivkovych said. He called on Tymoshenko "to take a closer look at her entourage."

Sivkovych also said later that he had received the information from sources in Ukraine as well.

Source: Interfax