. >> as often as possible, iryna lutsenko visits her husband yuriy in prison. minister of ukraine. now he's been sentenced to four years in jail for embezzlement and abuse of office. a few months ago, yulia tymoshenko was also imprisoned in this kiev jail. it's overcrowded and notorious for its dreadful conditions. inside, everything is geared to destroying people, humiliating them morally, dehumanizing and oppressing them. anyone doing time here becomes an invalid. many diseases are rife here: tuberculosis, syphilis, aids, fungal infections -- infections of every kind. but the former interior minister didn't remedy those conditions either when he was in power. after two years of detention lutsenko is emaciated. his wife and his lawyer say he's being refused adequate medical treatment. luzenko has contracted hepatitis. after he went on a hunger strike to protest against his imprisonment, his condition worsened. yuriy lutsenko is the chairman of an opposition political party, one of the leaders of the opposition in the ukraine. i'm firmly convinced his imprisonment is politically mo