Manafort can be involved in Maidan killings, - Aslund
Atlantic Council analyst Anders Aslund calls for investigation of alleged crimes by Paul Manafort committed during the Revolution of Dignity.
Possible Manafort's crimes in Ukraine remain unprobed. Censor.NET reports referring to Voice of America.
"Why doesn't anybody discuss Manafort's possible international crimes? Was he part of the decision to kill 125 protesters in Ukraine in peaceful Ukraine in January-February 2014. That should be an issue if the US cared about human rights," Aslund said.
"I know that Manafort was Yanukovych's righthand man for nine years. Nobody was closer to Yanukovych than Manafort, apart from his two sons," he added.
Paul John Manafort Jr. is an American lobbyist, political consultant, former lawyer, and convicted felon. A long time Republican Party campaign consultant, he joined Donald Trump's presidential campaign team in March 2016, and was campaign chairman from June to August 2016.
Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort was sentenced Wednesday to a total of 7.5 years in federal prison for financial crimes stemming from twin cases from the special counsel's office.
In a plea cut in September 2018, Manafort admitted to money laundering, tax fraud and illegal foreign lobbying connected to his years of lucrative work for Ukrainian politicians, as well as defrauding banks to supplement his income with cash through mortgages.
He pleaded guilty to two criminal charges: conspiracy against the US and conspiracy witness tampering, which he committed after his arrest.
