Melnichenko said that the confrontation Kuchma learned "a lot"

"At the confrontation, I think, Leonid Danilovich (Kuchma) discovered a very, very many new things, so I think he learned of his surroundings a lot of interest, including those who cheat him of Gongadze's case" – said Melnichenko on Monday at a press conference after a confrontation Kuchma. Melnichenko told how the confrontation took place. According to him, he went with his lawyers in the investigator's office, there was already Leonid Kuchma and two of his lawyers. "Confrontation recorded on videotape," – said Melnichenko. He also told reporters that he and Kuchma immediately agreed that the answer to the subject matter without any insults to give the investigation to objectively uncover the facts, which are diametrically opposed in our testimony. " "I have my testimony is absolutely confirmed," – said Melnichenko. Ex-Major State Guard of Ukraine Mykola Melnichenko also said that all proceedings during his confrontation with former president Leonid Kuchma, were conducted in Russian. "To my great regret, due to the fact that Leonid Danilovich (Kuchma) does not understand the Ukrainian language, and wished to communicate it in Russian, all proceedings were in Russian," – said Melnichenko reporters on Monday, leaving the main investigative General Prosecutor's Office. Melnichenko said that he asked the investigator instead of the Russian language to confront the English. "But I was not allowed", – said the former major of State Guard. Earlier, ex-Major State Guard stated that a confrontation with Kuchma is necessary in order to eliminate the contradictions in his testimony and Leonid Kuchma in Gongadze's case. Prosecutor General of Ukraine in March, has opened a criminal case against Kuchma in the investigation into the murder of opposition journalist Georgy Gongadze. Gongadze disappeared on Sept. 16, 2000 in Kiev. In November of that year, his headless body was found in woods near the town of Tarashcha Kiev region. Shortly thereafter, were made ​​public record, allegedly made ​​by former State Guard Major Nikolai Melnichenko in the office of then-President Leonid Kuchma of Ukraine. To record a voice resembling Kuchma's voice, gives an order to "deal" with the journalist. In 2008, three former employees of the department of external surveillance and criminal intelligence Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, subordinate of General Alexei Pukach, were found guilty of the murder of a journalist. In July 2009 he was arrested Pukach, he was indicted in the murder of Gongadze, kidnapping and beating of journalist Alexei Podolsky, as well as the destruction of documents. Case Pukach to court. Gongadze's murder is defined as a overshennoe Crime ordered former Interior Minister Yuri Kravchenko, who committed suicide March 4, 2005.