Nikolay Protasov and Valery Kostenko

Nikolay Protasov, in the foreground, and Valery Kostenko, two of three former police officers accused of murdering investigative journalist Heorhiy Gongadze, are seen during hearings at Kiev's Appeals Court, in Kiev, Ukraine, Monday, January 9, 2006. The court began the trial of three former police officers accused of murdering Gongadze that day. Photo by Alexander Sinitsa / UNIAN