Taras Shepitko and Igor Didenko

Deputy head of the State Customs Service Taras Shepitko, left, and former First deputy chairman of the board of the NJSC «Naftogaz of Ukraine» Igor Didenko during the first hearing of the criminal case for malpractice, in Pechersk district court in Kiev, on Thursday, April 14, 2011. Trial of Didenko and Makarenko in Pechersk court of Kiev starts this day. Former officials are accused of malpractice during customs clearance of 11 billion cubic meters of natural gas, allegedly belonging to RosUkrEnergo. Photo by Vladimir Gontar / UNIAN