After helping to identify the body, by describing shrapnel wounds Gongadze had received covering a conflict in his native Georgia, Gongadze's colleagues are preparing to have it transferred from Tarashcha to Kiev. 28 November Socialist leader Oleskandr Moroz and a former presidential security guard publicise audio tapes in which President Kuchma is heard discussing with Interior Minister Yuri Kravchenko how to deal with the troublesome Gongadze. The president threatens legal charges. Later he admits the voice is his, but says the tapes have been edited to falsify his words. 9 December Mr Kuchma and other officials are questioned by prosecutors.
Large demonstrations begin in Kiev.
Some protesters set up a tent city, camping out in the city centre. 5 February The European Union calls for a full inquiry, and supports the Council of Europe's call for an independent analysis of the tapes. Mr Potebenko suddenly goes on leave. 6 February Kiev hit by another mass demonstration, repeated on 11 February. Ukraine's fractious opposition is now largely united in calling for Mr Kuchma's impeachment.