Ukraine authorities move on Tymoshenko

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Series Details 16.12.10
Publication Date 16/12/2010
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Ukrainian prosecutors announced on the 15 December 2010 that they had launched criminal charges against Yulia Tymoshenko, a leading opposition figure and former prime minister.

'A criminal case has been initiated in relation to Ms Tymoshenko on suspicion of abuse of power,' said Yuriy Boychenko, a spokesperson for Ukraine’s prosecutor’s office.

Speaking outside the prosecutor’s office, Ms Tymoshenko called the case against her politically motivated. 'The terror against the opposition continues,' she said.

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