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Another Fatal Accident Claims 20 Lives at Zasiadko Coal Mine INSIDE:• Diaspora responds to airshow disaster near Lviv — page 3. • Kobzar Society’s mission: providing computers for Ukraine — page 4. • Summer camps of Plast and SUM youth organizations — centerfold. Published by the Ukrainian National Association Inc., a fraternal non-profit association Vol. LXX HE KRAINIANNo. 32 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 11, 2002 EEKLY$1/$2 in Ukraine Rep.T Sander LevinU introduces bill Another fatalW accident claims to establish Famine memorial in D.C. 20 lives at Zasiadko coal mine by Serhiy Zhykharev crush the nationally conscious Ukrainian by Roman Woronowycz sion. Ukrainian National Information Service people and destroy their national, political, Kyiv Press Bureau The Procurator General’s Office on cultural and religious rights.” August 1 charged a deputy director and a WASHINGTON – In preparation for the In an interview, the sponsor of the KYIV – A disastrous month for blasting foreman with criminal culpabili- upcoming 75th anniversary commemora- Famine Memorial Bill, Rep. Levin, com- Ukraine culminated on July 31 with one ty for “violation of safety rules in an area tion of the Ukrainian Famine-Genocide of mented on the necessity of establishing a more deadly accident that may have been of high danger.” Prosecutors were also 1932-1933, a bill has been introduced in the monument to the victims of the genocide in preventable, when 20 miners died as a investigating the managing director of U.S. Congress to erect a memorial in Ukraine in 1932-1933. “This memorial is result of an explosion at the infamous the Zasiadko mine. Washington to the victims of the Famine. important,” stated Rep. Levin, “because it Zasiadko mine in Donetsk. It was the “Ukraine does not need coal at such a At the initiative of the Ukrainian commemorates a horrific event that must third such disaster in the last three years price,” said President Leonid Kuchma in Congress Committee of America (UCCA), not be relegated to a footnote in history at the colliery, which is controlled by Sevastopol on August 1, referring to the Rep. Sander Levin (D-Mich.), co-chair of books,” he said. “By introducing this legis- lawmaker and former Prime Minister deaths of more than 60 miners in the Congressional Ukrainian Caucus, was lation, I seek to honor the memory of all Yukhym Zviahilskyi. approached with the idea of constructing Ukraine in three separate incidents in the those who perished, and hope to ensure that Tragedy struck again at what is con- this monument. Having a strong Ukrainian last month, and 187 deaths in 13 separate such a tragedy never happens again.” sidered the country’s most productive American constituency and being an ardent incidents since the beginning of the year. Commenting on the congressman’s coal operation around 8 p.m., when a supporter of the community’s concerns, The president told the government to remarks, Michael Sawkiw Jr., president of build-up of coal dust exploded at about a establish a mine safety commission to Rep. Levin was also the main sponsor of the kilometer below the surface in an area 1998 congressional resolution on the 65th the Ukrainian Congress Committee of enforce and develop additional safety where 21 miners were working. One anniversary of what is known as the Great America, stated: “The entire Ukrainian procedures. worker survived, suffering non-critical Famine.The resolution had over 70 co- American community is truly grateful for all He also ordered all mines in Ukraine injuries. The remains of 19 of the men sponsors. of Rep. Sander Levin’s efforts. His support checked for their adherence to safety The Famine Memorial Bill, H.R. 5289, of Ukrainian American issues in the past, were brought to the surface immediately, standards and the closing of those that did provides for a parcel of land in Washington and now the current legislation proposed by while the body of the last unaccounted- not meet minimum requirements, which for the construction of a memorial, which him to erect a monument to the victims of for miner was discovered the next day, resulted within two days in the shut down will be dedicated in 2008 in commemora- the Ukrainian Famine-Genocide, shows the reported Interfax-Ukraine. of 60 percent of the mines of the Donbas tion of the 75th anniversary of the Famine. true depth of Rep. Levin’s commitment to Members of Ukraine’s Ministry of region for numerous violations. The bill now has nearly 40 co-sponsors, enhancing U.S.-Ukrainian relations, while Emergency Situations said the blast was Independent trade union members in including all of the co-chairs of the also acknowledging Ukraine’s history.” caused by drilling and blasting opera- Donetsk protested the decision and Congressional Ukrainian Caucus (Reps. The bill has been referred to the tions taking place at the time, a common blamed the government and President Steve Horn, Marcy Kaptur, Bob Schaffer, Resources Committee of the House of mining procedure for breaking up veins Kuchma for insufficiently funding the Louise Slaughter and Curt Weldon). Representatives, specifically to the of coal. On August 3, which was mines, which they said has directly The bill recognizes the horrific nature Subcommittee on National Parks, declared a national day of mourning for caused the degradation of conditions for of the man-made famine in Ukraine, stat- Recreation, and Public Lands. the latest victims, Vice Prime Minister of miners. ing it was not brought about “by natural On July 29, Rep. Levin issued a “Dear Industrial Policy Oleh Dubyna con- “Miners expected the president and causes such as pestilence, drought, floods, Colleague” letter to the House of firmed the initial findings and said he the government to give real financial or poor harvest, but as a consequence of a Representatives seeking additional co-spon- had received preliminary reports that support and further budgetary funds for premeditated policy on the part of the sors of H.R. 5289. In response to Rep. violation of safety regulations during the creation of safe labor conditions,” Soviet government led by Joseph Stalin to (Continued on page 3) drilling and blasting sparked the explo- read a statement issued by the protesters. “But all we have heard is ‘do not expect further help, we will be closing mines.’ “ Anatolii Kolomyiets, the leader of the Procurator General opens new criminal case against Tymoshenko Independent Trade Union of Coal Workers, laid direct blame for the third by Roman Woronowycz null and void,” she added. disaster in three years at the Zasiadko Kyiv Press Bureau Ms. Tymosehnko said that she is certain mine on National Deputy Zviahilskyi, that a vote will be organized in the who chairs the mine’s board of directors, KYIV – The Procurator General’s Office Verkhovna Rada to remove the immunity of Ukraine announced on August 2 that it for failing to enforce safety standards. from criminal prosecution she enjoys as a He explained that in 1999, when the first had opened another criminal case against legislator, which, if successful, could lead to National Deputy Yulia Tymoshenko on of the three fatal mine explosions her arrest and trial. occurred, his union members expressed a charges of embezzlement of funds from the “Whether I have immunity or not will purchase of Russian natural gas, conspiracy vote of no confidence in Mr. Zviahilskyi, not change my intentions [to strive for pre- to organize a fraud and abuse of office as a which both the Verkhovna Rada and the term presidential elections],” Ms. minister in government. president ignored, reported Interfax- Tymoshenko emphasized. Ms. Tymoshenko quickly responded that Ukraine. Recently appointed First Deputy the charges are political reprisal for an A total of 125 miners have died at the Procurator General Viktor Shokin, who has announced plan to organize mass demon- Zasiadko mine since 1999 – 50 as a been assigned the task of reviewing the strations this fall demanding early presiden- result of a methane blast in May 1999, several high-profile investigations that his tial elections. The faction Mrs. Tymoshenko another 55 after another methane explo- agency has failed to close in the past sever- heads in the Verkhovna Rada, the Yulia sion in August 2001 and 20 more in this Tymoshenko Bloc has spearheaded the al years, including the murders of journal- most recent incident. action, which the Socialist, Communist and ists Heorhii Gongadze and Ihor Nonetheless, the Zasiadko mine con- Our Ukraine factions have said they would Aleksandrov, rejected Ms. Tymoshenko’s tinues to put out the most coal in Ukraine, support. assertions and underscored that he is not regularly surpassing targets of 1 million “These are old charges that have existed dabbling in politics. tons annually. It also continues to attract for several years now,” explained Ms. “The investigation is not a step by the most miners because of the higher Tymoshenko at a hastily called press con- authorities to warn the opposition not to than average wages it offers. Currently ference at the offices of the Batkivschyna stage protest actions they have promised,” there are waiting lists of workers ready to AP/Victor Pobedinsky Party, to which she belongs. “The explained Mr. Shokin. “The fact that the accept the higher risks of the Zasiadko Yulia Tymoshenko Sviatoshyn [Kyiv district] court ruled them (Continued on page 3) mine in exchange for better pay. 2 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 11, 2002 No. 32 ANALYSIS NEWSBRIEFSNEWSBRIEFS Ukraine’s aspirations to ‘re-join Belarusians seek asylum in Ukraine needs of the leftist movement but, first and foremost, those of the Ukrainian KYIV – Three Belarusian citizens on people.” Simultaneously, Mr. Europe’ still not taken seriously August 6 applied for political asylum in Symonenko warned opposition parties by Taras Kuzio than that of the EU summit because the Ukraine, claiming they were persecuted against attempts by “the ruling regime to RFE/RL Newsline EU has a closed-door, while NATO has an in Belarus for opposition views and use ideological differences between open-door policy on membership.
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