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The Ukrainian Weekly 1992-34.Pdf vol. LX No. 34 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 23,1992 50 cents U.S. Court demands Politicians review a year of Ukrainian independence! further investigation by Marta Kolomayets terized by subjective principles of coalition that has been labeled "the Kiev Press Bureau various political leaders and seemingly president's party." countless "nickel and dime" groups. He, like the Ukrainian president, into Demjanjuk case KlEv - On August 24, Ukraine will Thus, in its infant stages, Ukraine believes the democratic opposition by Andrew Fylypovych mark the first anniversary of its procla– struggles for a new order for its citizens, should be the backbone of an independ– Special to The Ukrainian Weekly mation of independence, an event that guided by principles of equal rights and ent Ukraine. Leonid Kravchuk, U– occurred out of necessity rather than self-determination. kraine's popularly elected president, has CINCINNATI - The case of John aspiration. Today, no one argues with the fact emphasized on more than one occasion Demjanjuk has inched a little closer to– The explosive course of events after that Ukraine is an independent and that he would like to see the consolida– ward a fuller disclosure of what U.S. the August 19, 1991, attempted coup sovereign state. Recognized by 123 tion of forces. prosecutors knew and allegedly hid from dictated Ukraine's destiny for a brief countries and having established diplo– "And in these complex times, when the defense as far back as 1978. On Au– period of time. After the declaration of matic relations with more than 80 the people see that we are working gust 17, the U.S. Court of Appeals for statehood, there was no turning back nations, Ukraine is de jure independent toward Ukraine's good, they too, will the Sixth Circuit in Cincinnati issued an for this European nation of 53 million — declared so on August 24, 1991. unite and work for it. Now, it is very order allowing for further inquiry into that, over the centuries, has made "But, unfortunately, de jure is not de difficult for the people, and in times facts that have thus far eluded the erratic attempts at self-determination. facto, and we are currently performing a when people stand divided and cannot defense. Seizing the opportunity to create an balancing act between independence unite, our society is headed toward a Coming less than a week after the independent state, Communists and and dependence," commented volo– crisis," the president said in an interview Court of Appeals first heard oral democrats cast aside their differences dymyr Filenko, leader of the liberal- with voice of Ukraine, the parliamen– arguments on the validity of reopening and united to break free of their sub– democratic opposition group, New tary newspaper, conducted on the eve of the extradition proceedings, the order servient role within the Soviet empire. Ukraine, and a member of the presi– independent Ukraine's first anniver– dispelled any doubt that the court has But, over the past 12 months, politi– dium of the Party for the Democratic sary. jurisdiction to hear Mr. Demjanjuk's cal forces in this country have clashed in Rebirth of Ukraine. "When Ukraine declared independ– claim that the Office of Special lnvesti– attempts to define what kind of Ukrai– "Ukraine can be viewed as a house in ence, 1 thought there was a good gations hid exculpatory evidence from nian state should emerge. Astheeupho– scaffolding; it is only under construc– foundation for uniting all the democra– his defense lawyers. Citing U.S. Su– ria of independence has subsided, tion, it is a house with no roof, no tic forces. Unfortunately, this did not preme Court precedent, the Sixth today's leaders are faced with the day- windows, it cannot provide shelter from happen, instead, quite the opposite Circuit noted it was proceeding to-day problems of building an un– the rain as of yet, but we have every de- occurred and they splintered. And this under its inherent power to grant relief shakeable foundation for this post- sire to construct a beautiful structure, was no accident; the old malady came for "after-discovered fraud" from an Communist society, which had been one that hundreds of thousands gave into play, instead of uniting all energies earlier judgment. dependent on a totalitarian regime and their lives for over the centuries," said around the idea of state-building, some As further grounds for its August 17 guided by isolationist policy for the Mykhailo Horyn, chairman of the of the leaders of Rukh began to divide order, the Court of Appeals noted that greater part of this century. Ukrainian Republican Party, and co- the democratic forces. Each sought to the Justice Department has itself con- And, democracy remains a foreign founder of the newly formed Congress capture some part of Rukh and to create ceded "mistakes were made" in the and unknown concept to many, charac– of National Democratic Forces, a (Continued on page 13) handling of the Demjanjuk prosecution in the United States. Rather than remand the proceedings back to the District Court level, which the Appeals Court found to be a "cum– bersome and dilatory procedure," the three-judge panel of the Sixth Circuit appointed Thomas A. Wiseman, U.S. district judge for the Middle District of Tennessee to serve as a special master who will be responsible for supervising the collection of further evidence. According to legal observers, it is highly unusual for a federal judge to be named to such a post, and this would indicate the Sixth Circuit's concern for the thoroughness of the fact-finding process. The Court of Appeals noted that in order to procure information the court "deemed essential" for reaching a decision on whether the OS! engaged in prosecutorial misconduct, it was ordering the special master to take the testimony of attorneys Allan Ryan, Norman Moscowitz, George Parker and John Horrigan„ The first three are former employees of the OS1, and Mr, Horrigan was assistant U.S. attorney in Cleveland. The court's order is significant he- cause it has streamlined the fact-finding process. Unlike conduct in standard depositions where attorneys can advise Thousands mass outside the Parliament building in support of Ukraine's independence just days after the declaration. (Continued 00 page 20) For more on Ukraine's independence anniversary, see pages 3 and 8, and the centerfold. 2 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 23,1992 No. 34 ANALYS1S: Nuclear power News briefs in post-Soviet Ukraine by Dr. David Marples on Ukraine expected that about 3 million people will be placed on the national register. PART 11 Neither in Ukraine nor Belarus can ^ KlEv — Ukraine has been recog– ture, energy, relations with international the government expect to pursue a nized by 123 countries and 68 of them organizations and experience with New revelations on fallout policy to preserve or expand existing have already established diplomatic instituting their own currency. nuclear reactors without intense public relations with Kiev, reported vasyl (RFE;RL Daily Report) By the time of the sixth anniversary of opposition. Thus the energy crisis has Durdynets, first deputy chairman of the the Chornobyl disaster, several facts been compounded by the plethora of Ukrainian Supreme Council. ^ PRYP1AT - An official at the about the aftermath of the accident had new reports from Chornobyl. And not The figures were cited during an Chornobyl nuclear power plant in been made apparent. First, there was a least among their number has been the interview with Ukrainian radio on Ukraine warned that radioactive mate- significant difference of opinion on the dilemma over the so-called "sarcopha– August 11. (Respublika) rial is continuing to erode the protec– dangers of low-level radiation, espe– gus," the covering over the damaged tive "sarcophagus" surrounding the cially between the experts of the reactor, which was constructed with ^ SYMFEROP1L - The Crimean plant's reactor, "vesti" reported on U.N.-based international Atomic great difficulty and in considerable bloc of democratic forces on August 12 August 6. viadimir Shcherbina said Energy Agency (ІАЕА) and the haste in late 1986. As a result, the sent an appeal to the Supreme Council crevices had formed in the sarcophagus Chornobyl Commission of the Ukrai– structure is not merely imperfect, but and Council of Ministers of the Crimea, covering some 1,000 square meters and nian Parliament, it was revealed, must be replaced within the near future. as well as to city, raion and village the situation was unpredictable. among others by Alia Yaroshinska councils, proposing that the first anni– (RFE;RL Daily Report) writing in izvestia, that there were A new sarcophagus versary of Ukraine's declaration of substantial differences between what independence be observed with appro– the Soviet health authorities reported ^ KlEv — The passport division of For the past two years, nuclear priate ceremonies. The bloc asked that officially and what was noted in their Ukraine's Ministry of internal Affairs authorities have been debating how best Ukrainian blue-and-yellow flags be (classified) documentation of the medi– on August 13 announced that by the end to deal with the problem of the sar– flown and the Ukrainian national cal effects of the tragedy. of the year the first Ukrainian pass- cophagus. in March, Radio Ukraina anthem be performed throughout the ports will be issued to citizens of in the Republic of Belarus, there is reported that the president of the Crimea. (Respublika) independent Ukraine. However, the documentation to show that the num– Ukrainian atomic energy industry, process of replacing former Soviet ber of thyroid and other cancers, Mikhail Umanets (the former director ^ MUNICH - A "reliable source passports with documents issued by especially among children, has risen of the Chornobyl station), stated that a close to Ukrainian President Leonid Ukraine will take some five to six years.
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