Ukrainian court freezes property of ex-president Poroshenko

FILE PHOTO: Ukraine's former President and leader of the European Solidarity party Petro Poroshenko speaks at a polling station during a parliamentary election in Kiev, Ukraine July 21, 2019. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich

KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine's court froze property owned by former President Petro Poroshenko as part of a formal investigation into alleged high treason by the former head of state, the Prosecutor General's office said on Thursday.

Ukrainian prosecutors have said Poroshenko was involved in financing Russian-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine in 2014-2015. He denies the allegations.