Ex-speaker of Ukraine parliament "beaten up" - Yanukovych

Former chairman of Ukraine's parliament Volodymyr Rybak "was beaten up" after resigning as head of the legislature, President Viktor Yanukovych said on Saturday.

"He was beaten up. He came over to me. He was being fired at en route. He asked me to pick him up. I did pick him up and sent him to Donetsk to take treatment," Yanukovych told UBR television.