Ukraine high court denies ex-PM Tymoshenko's appeal

[JURIST] Ukraine's highest court on Wednesday upheld the abuse of office conviction against former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko [personal website, in Ukrainian; JURIST news archive]. The country's Supreme Court [official website, in Ukrainian] reasoned [WP report] that there would be no basis to rule in favor of Tymoshenko and that the prison sentence is appropriate considering the charges against her. The verdict faced heavy criticism from Tymoshenko's supporters who characterized Wednesday's ruling as politically motivated. The government denied the allegations...

Source: http://jurist.org/paperchase/2012/08/ukraine-high-court-denies-ex-pm-tymoshenkos-appeal.php

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