Sergey Leshchenko

A reporter of Internet newspaper “Ukrainian Pravda” Sergey Leshchenko in his office in Kiev, Tuesday, August 2, 2005. On July 19 and 22, 2005, scandalous articles by Sergey Leshchenko “Andrey Yushchenko, the God’s sun?” Part 1 and 2 were published by “Ukrainian Pravda”. The problem at the issues was that 19-year-old President’s son drove BMW M6 that costs 800 thousand hryvnas with Czech numbers cz 3U1 0401. Andrey Yushchenko said that him “friend” gave him that car. He did not mention his name “from ethic considerations”. Furthermore, Andrey used to spend time in expensive night clubs, break rule of the road. He is an owner of very expensive mobile phone. The author asked, from what source the student has money to lead such life. Viktor Yushchenko rejected this information at the press conference and called such journalists “political killers”. The journalist, indignant at such words, have signed up an opened letter to the President, where they required his apologies. On July 29, 2005, Viktor Yushchenko spoke over the telephone with journalists and they acknowledged the conflict concluded. Photo by Viktor Pobedinsky / UNIAN