A year after revolution, Ukraine struggles with old hang-ups


KIEV (Reuters) - The former power company executive yanked up his trouser leg to show the electronic bracelet round his ankle that would alert police if he tried to make a run for it from Kiev.

"And all this when I am not guilty of anything and there has been no crime," said Volodymyr Zinevich.

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