GENEVA
Switzerland’s federal government on Friday instructed its banks to freeze all bank accounts of former Ukrainian President, Viktor Yanukovych, according to Swiss media.
No request was made from Ukraine and the amount of assets to be freezed is not known.
Yanukovych’s son Aleksandr Yanukovych is reported to own a coal trading company and to have a wealth worth of half billion dollars.
Ukraine's interim general prosecutor Oleg Makhnytsky said Wednesday that Kiev has requested an international arrest warrant for ousted president Viktor Yanukovych. He is accused for "mass murder" of protesters in Kiev during February’s demonstrations.
Yanukovych, who believes is still the legitimate President of Ukraine, actually is in the southern Russian city of Rostov where he will hold a press conference on Friday.
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