U.S. sentences Ukrainian to life for human traffickingJuly 17, 2012 - 13:52 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A U.S. court has sentenced a Ukrainian national to life in prison plus another 20 years for human trafficking, RIA Novosti reported citing Radio Liberty’s Ukrainian service. Yemelyan Botsvinyuk, 52, has been convicted for illegally bringing some 30 Ukrainian migrant workers to the United States, most of whom were not paid for their work while being sexually abused and beaten, the report said. Botsvinyuk was arrested in Berlin in 2010 and subsequently extradited to the United States to face trial. Investigators believe he acted in cooperation with his brother Stepan. Stepan Botsvinyuk, 35, was arrested in California in 2010, according to Ukrainian media. He faces a punishment of some 20 years in jail for extortion. A verdict in his case is expected later on Tuesday. Investigators are also looking into the possible involvement of another three Botsvinyuk brothers in the case, the Radio Liberty said. The three left the United States in 2007, it said without specifying on their whereabouts. Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | Russia warns Armenia against “falling into West’s trap” Zakharova maintained, however, that anything that will benefit the people of Armenia can only be welcomed. CSTO: Armenia has not participated in secretariat’s work recently Recently Armenia has not participated in the work of the secretariat of the CSTO, Imangali Tasmagambetov said. Meeting with U.S., EU not against third parties, says Armenia The meeting scheduled for April 5 is dedicated to strengthening of the Armenia-EU-US cooperation, Yerevan added. Ucom launches network modernization efforts in few regions of Armenia In particular, on March 28, the legacy Mobile Switching Subsystem will be replaced with a new one. |