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munich july 1, 2004 — information about notorious killing of journalist georgy gongadze surfaces, along with allegations that mykola…

Sep 16, 2016
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a cd containing some of the so-called “melnychenko recordings” is obtained at munich’s hofbrau haus © peter byrne

munich july 1, 2004 — information about notorious killing of journalist georgy gongadze surfaces, along with allegations that mykola melnychenko is trying to sell his namesake tapes.

the search for recordings allegedly shedding light on the murder of journalist georgiy gongadze ended at one of the wooden tables in a famous german beer hall where revolutionaries have for ages discussed plans of insurrection.

the appearance of what was presented as “an original melnychenko cd” occurred in an appropriately bizarre setting — at munich’s legendary hofbrau haus — on june 27 at about 9:30 p.m., just after the bavarian polka band launched into its second chorus of jose marti’s “guantanamero.”
 
in an environment of drunken merriment involving rowdy american college students and tipsy asian tourists, a man with slavic features and a shabby coat sat intensely observing the table where th…

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