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Front for Change calls on opposition to boycott elections if Tymoshenko can't
The party said that the premier's guilty verdict is "a verdict on the authorities, for the hopes of millions of Ukrainians who want to live in a free country." "This verdict is the authorities' diagnosis. They did not manage to overcome the fear of
Updated: 10/12/2011 03:56A
US deeply disappointed with conviction of Yulia Tymoshenko
The verdict was pronounced by Justice Rodion Kireyev. The Pechersky District Court has been hearing since June 24 the criminal case of Tymoshenko, accused of the abuse of office during the signing of gas contracts with Russia in 2009.
Updated: 10/12/2011 03:51A
Financial Times: Tymoshenko verdict casts doubt on Kyiv's future
The verdict immediately put Kyiv at loggerheads with both its biggest partners. The European Union criticized the “selective justice” meted out against a leading opposition figure, while Russia's prime minister Vladimir Putin called the ruling – which
Updated: 10/12/2011 03:50A
Former Ukraine Premier Yulia, awarded 7 yrs imprisonment
EU Foreign Policy Chief Catherine Ashton said that the verdict could prompt a reassessment of the Bloc's ties with Ukraine. The United States bitterly condemned it, calling it a politically motivated prosecution while Russian Prime Minister Vladimir
Updated: 10/12/2011 03:48A
Protests follow Tymoshenko imprisonment
Russia's foreign minister also said yesterday that the trial was “highly politicized” and that the agreement with Russia was “valid”. As the judge gave his verdict yesterday, a crowd outside the court building scuffled with police and cried of “shame,
Updated: 10/12/2011 03:44A
US Helsinki Commission: Conviction of Tymoshenko a serious setback for
The prosecution and verdict in the Tymoshenko case call into grave question Ukraine's commitment to OSCE human rights, democracy and rule of law standards. Her conviction bans her from office for the next three years, which raises serious doubts about
Updated: 10/12/2011 03:32A
Tymoshenko gets seven years
Ukraine's former prime minister and leading opposition figure was found guilty of abuse of power and sentenced to seven years in prison Tuesday in a verdict that was widely expected but that still riled her supporters. Yulia Tymoshenko, who more than
Updated: 10/12/2011 03:29A
Freedom House blasts Tymoshenko ruling
“This verdict is the culmination of a brazen political persecution that lacked any credibility in the eyes of the international community,” said David J. Kramer, president of Freedom House. To many in the Ukrainian opposition and international
Updated: 10/12/2011 03:24A
Guilty verdict 13 years in offing
PETER Anthony Robinson pleaded guilty yesterday in Noosa Magistrates Court to a 1998 drink driving charge. Acting Noosa Magistrate Andrew Walker said it seemed Robinson had been unaware he had to appear in court thirteen and half years ago,
Updated: 10/12/2011 03:21A
Amnesty International: verdict casts doubt over independence of Ukrainian
He believes that political decisions should be punished by voters, not through courts. "The trial against Yulia Tymoshenko highlights systemic problems within the justice system in Ukraine, and the conduct of this trial casts doubt over the
Updated: 10/12/2011 03:18A
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