The ruling by Ukraine's Central Election Commission to not investigate allegations of vote rigging is a setback for pro-Western Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko's campaign to challenge the results of the February 7 ballot.
VOA: standard.2010.02.14
The lodge's statement at the time said the commission's ruling was "an action worthy of the Taliban religious police" and described thecommission members as "Mullahs".
The relatives had challenged the commission's ruling not to impose any restrictions on a nationalist parade through the town on St Patrick's Day, 17 March.