Ukraine MPs reopen Yushchenko poison case

UKRAINIAN lawmakers reopened their investigation yesterday into Viktor Yushchenko's allegations that authorities tried to kill him, after doctors in Austria determined the presidential candidate had been poisoned by dioxin.

The decision by a parliamentary commission followed a similar move by the country's prosecutor general on Sunday.

Mr Yushchenko had asked investigators to wait until after the December 26 run-off so as not to influence the outcome of the vote. The commission will be led by Volodymyr Sivkovych, a lawmaker who has supported Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych, Mr Yushchenko's opponent in this month's election.