First criminal suit against Ukrainian ex-PM Yulia Tymoshenko

Ukrainian parliament votes for arrest of judge who sentenced ex-PM Tymoshenko

The Ukrainian parliament voted on Thursday to allow arrest of Rodion Kireyev, judge of Kiev's Pechyorsky District Court, who sentenced former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko to seven years in prison.

14:54 05.02.2015

Ukrainian Supreme Court closes “gas case” against Tymoshenko

The Supreme Court of Ukraine has closed the “gas case” against former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko who was sentenced to 7 years in prison.

17:47 14.04.2014

Ukraine violated rights of ex-prime minister Tymoshenko – ECHR

The European Court of Human Rights held unanimously Tuesday that the rights of former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko to liberty and security, a speedy review of the lawfulness of detention, and compensation for unlawful detention, had been violated in connection with Tymoshenko’s arrest and detention for abuse of power in Ukraine.

13:08 30.04.2013

Tymoshenko may be pardoned after court proceedings finish - official

Former Ukrainian prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko's request to be pardoned for her abuse of power conviction will be considered after the court proceedings end in the murder case she is currently involved in, Prime Minister Mykola Azarov told reporters Tuesday.

17:31 23.04.2013

Tymoshenko may have difficulty proving her case in Strasburg

Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko's legal team will find it difficult to prove that Tymoshenko's arrest in August 2011 and her allegedly improper detention conditions were politically motivated when her case is brought before the European Court of Human Rights.

10:35 03.09.2012

France disappointed by Tymoshenko appeal rejection

France is disappointed by the rejection of former Ukrainian prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko's appeal of her sentence in the so-called gas case and is calling on the Ukrainian authorities to observe human rights.

11:00 31.08.2012

US disappointed with Ukraine high court's dismissal of Tymoshenko's appeal

The United States is disappointed with the dismissal of former Ukrainian prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko's appeal of a sentence imposed for signing illegal gas deals, according to US Department of State spokeswoman Victoria Nuland.

12:55 30.08.2012

Ukrainian Supreme court leaves Tymoshenko gas case sentence in force

Ukraine's High Specialized Court on Civil and Criminal Cases has dismissed former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko's appeal on Wednesday and left in force her seven year sentence in the gas case.

15:25 29.08.2012

State treason uncovered in former Ukrainian prime minister's actions

Signs of state treason have been found in former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko's conclusion of a gas agreement in 2010, according to a parliamentary resolution.

16:47 20.03.2012

U.S. Senate subcommittee head deems Tymoshenko's imprisonment unlawful

Senator Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., who chairs the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations Subcommittee on European Affairs deems it unlawful to keep former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko in prison.

10:29 02.02.2012

Tymoshenko extends defendants list in lawsuit against RosUkrEnergo

Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko has extended the list of defendants in her lawsuit filed with a U.S. court against RosUkrEnergo to add Dmitry Firtash, RosUkrEnergo owner, Minister of Fuel and Energy, head of security service, and Prosecutor General .

11:48 01.02.2012

PACE head ready to help Tymoshenko

President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) Jean-Claude Mignon is ready to help former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, who is serving her sentence in prison.

10:35 26.01.2012

Tymoshenko's United Energy Systems case to be heard in several weeks - defense

According to Serhiy Vlasenko, a defense attorney of former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, the second criminal case against his client concerning her activities at the head of the United Energy Systems of Ukraine (UESU) will be submitted to a Kharkiv court in several weeks.

10:27 25.01.2012

Tymoshenko's trial in United Energy Systems case will be public - prosecutors

The criminal case against former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko concerning her activities at the head of the United Energy Systems of Ukraine (UESU) will be brought to the court and the trial will be public.

11:45 24.01.2012

Naftogaz losses in "gas case" not proved - Tymoshenko's daughter

Yevgenia, Yulia Tymoshenko's daughter, said that the court decision, which obligated the former prime minister to compensate Naftogaz of Ukraine for the losses it allegedly incurred, is unlawful and, therefore, impossible to execute.

12:54 10.01.2012

Tymoshenko transferred to prison from pre-trial detention center

Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, who was sentenced to seven years in prison, has been transferred from the pre-trial detention center to prison, Igor Andrushko, assistant head of the Ukrainian penitentiary service told RIA Novosti on Friday.

11:34 30.12.2011

Ukrainian Justice minister cannot say when Tymoshenko to be moved to prison

Minister of Justice of Ukraine Alexander Lavrinovich said it is hard to say now when former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko will be moved to prison from the pre-trial detention center.

16:38 29.12.2011

Tymoshenko can still contest sentence in "gas case", attorney says

Defense attorneys for former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko are likely to file a cassation appeal against the trial court's decision to sentence her to seven years in prison.

17:23 28.12.2011

Tymoshenko's defense hopes to win justice in Strasbourg Court

The defense of former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko is determined to win the case in the European Court of Human Rights and looks for other opportunities to submit its appeals to other courts outside Ukraine.

15:32 26.12.2011

Appellate court upholds Tymoshenko's sentence in "gas case"

An appellate court in Kiev upheld on Friday the trial court's judgment sentencing former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko to seven years in prison for abuse of power in signing gas supply contracts with Russia in 2009.

15:59 23.12.2011

Tymoshenko, defense to be absent during hearings

Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko’s defense will not attend any further hearings in her appeal against her sentence in the “gas case,” her attorney Serhiy Vlasenko said.

16:09 22.12.2011

Ukrainian Security Service to investigate cases against Tymoshenko

The Ukrainian Security Service will investigate cases of state funds embezzlement, non-disclosure of foreign currency proceeds and tax evasion opened against former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko.

17:09 07.12.2011

Tymoshenko case of non-disclosing $165 mln nearing completion

The Ukrainian Tax Service's investigators are nearing completion in the investigation of a criminal case against former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko accused of failure to disclose over $165 million in foreign currency proceeds.

09:38 06.12.2011

Tymoshenko not to attend appeal hearing due to poor health - counsel

Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko will not attend the appeals hearing on December 13 due to her poor health, her defense counsel Sergei Vlasenko said on Friday. The appeals court is expected to hear the appeal of her prison sentence in the "gas case."

17:20 02.12.2011

Court to hear Tymoshenko's appeal on its merits on December 13

A Kiev court of appeals accepted at its Thursday preliminary hearing the appeal filed by former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko against her sentence in a "gas case" and set December 13 to hear the appeal.

09:54 02.12.2011

Prosecutors against releasing Tymoshenko on her own recognizance

The Ukrainian Prosecutor's Office does not support former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko's appeal against her sentence and her request to be released on her own recognizance.

18:01 01.12.2011

Court refuses to suspend Tymoshenko's appeal due to poor health

An appeals court has dismissed former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko's petition to suspend the hearing of her appeal against prison sentence due to her poor health

17:33 01.12.2011

Tymoshenko's defense asks court to postpone hearing of appeal against sentence

Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko's defense has asked the court on Thursday to suspend the hearing of their appeal against her sentence due to her health problems.

15:12 01.12.2011

Kiev court hears Tymoshenko's appeal against prison sentence

A court of appeals began on Thursday the preliminary hearing of an appeal filed by former Ukrainian Prime Minister and opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko against her sentence.

13:41 01.12.2011

Tymoshenko moves to European-standard prison hospital ward

Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko was transferred to a pretrial detention center's European-standard medical unit for medical treatment.

10:21 30.11.2011

Court accelerates hearing of Tymoshenko appeal

A court of appeals has accelerated the hearing of an appeal filed by former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko against her sentence in the "gas case" by resetting the hearing date from December 13 to December 1.

17:09 29.11.2011

Tymoshenko's guilt in Lazarenko case unproven - ex-Assistant US Attorney

Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko has not been held liable in the Pavel Lazarenko case as the US court has not found the evidence of her guilt sufficient.

10:16 21.11.2011

Tymoshenko's prosecution hinders Ukraine-EU association deal - Yanukovych

Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych admits that the criminal cases opened against former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko obstruct the ratification of the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement.

11:52 16.11.2011

Ukrainian parliament not to decriminalize Tymoshenko offense

The Ukrainian parliament refused on Tuesday to include an amendment decriminalizing the offense for which ex-Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko was sentenced to seven years in prison in a presidential bill mitigating punishment for economic crimes.

15:10 15.11.2011

Tymoshenko appeals "state guarantees" case

Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko appealed in a Kiev district court the Ukrainian Security Service's resolution to initiate a criminal case against Tymoshenko regarding United Energy Systems of Ukraine's debt to the Russian Defense Ministry.

16:17 14.11.2011

Tymoshenko charged with non-disclosing $165 mln in foreign currency proceeds

Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, who was convicted in October for abuse of power in the conclusion of gas contracts, has been accused of failure to disclose over $165 million in foreign currency proceeds.

13:50 11.11.2011

Court to hear Tymoshenko prison sentence appeal on December 13 - defense

An appeal against the sentence to former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko was transferred from the Kiev Court to the Court of Appeals.

10:08 10.11.2011

Ukrainian MP sues judge for prohibiting to visit Tymoshenko

Ukrainian MP Natalia Korolevskaya has filed a lawsuit against Judge Rodion Kireyev for prohibiting visits to former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko.

18:21 09.11.2011

November 14 last day for Tymoshenko to file appeal - attorney

The deadline for former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko to file an appeal expires on November 14.

16:12 07.11.2011

Tymoshenko does not admit guilt in United Energy System's debt case

Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko did not admit her guilt during an interrogation regarding the United Energy Systems of Ukraine's (UESU) debt and said no government guarantees had been issued for the company's liabilities.

15:13 25.10.2011

Tymoshenko's defense has no hope for justice in appeals court

Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, who was sentenced to seven years in prison for abuse of office, has no hope for justice in the appeals court.

14:57 25.10.2011

Investigators resume $2.5 mln tax evasion case against Tymoshenko

The Ukrainian tax police has formally resumed its investigation into the $2.5 million tax evasion case against former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko.

16:23 24.10.2011

U.S. court denies UTICo's involvement in Tymoshenko case

A New York court, hearing an action brought by former Ukrainian prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko, against RosUkrEnergo (RUE), has prohibited Universal Trading & Investment Co. (UTICo) from intervening as a third party.

16:07 21.10.2011

Tymoshenko's defense prepares to appeal 7 year prison term

The defense attorneys of former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko have prepared an appeal against the October 11 judgment sentencing her to seven years in prison.

16:32 20.10.2011

Yulia Tymoshenko gets 7 years in prison in "gas case"

A Kiev district court sentenced former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko to seven years in prison for abusing power in the execution of gas contracts with Russia in 2009. The Prosecutor General's Office alleges that Tymoshenko signed unfavorable contracts with Russia in order to improve her image in preparation for the 2010 presidential elections.

11:50 19.10.2011

The trial of Yulia Tymoshenko

The court sentenced Tymoshenko to seven years in prison on October 11 for abuse of office in connection with gas contracts signed in 2009 between Russia's Gazprom and Naftogaz of Ukraine. The new case concerns a $405 million debt of United Energy Systems of Ukraine (UESU) to the Russia's Defense Ministry in the 1990s. Tymoshenko headed the UESU from 1995-1997.

16:10 18.10.2011

New case against Tymoshenko relates to nothing but her company's debt - Lavrov

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that the second criminal case against former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko is related to nothing but the debt of the energy company she headed in mid 1990s.

11:55 17.10.2011

Tymoshenko has yet to retain defense attorneys in new case, deputy says

Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko so far has no defense attorneys in the new case against her and is making her choice now.

15:34 14.10.2011

Ukranian Security Service interrogates Tymoshenko in new criminal case

The Ukrainian Security Service interrogated former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko as part of a new criminal case filed against her on the attempted large-scale embezzlement of state funds.

13:40 14.10.2011

New case opened against Tymoshenko for $405 mln embezzlement in 1990s

Ukrainian security services have opened a new criminal case against former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko. She has been accused of embezzling $405 million of state funds in the 1990s when she headed the United Energy Systems of Ukraine.

17:03 13.10.2011

Tymoshenko's sentence to hinder integration into Europe - Ukrainian president

The sentence given to former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko will hinder the country's integration with Europe, Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich said on Tuesday.

17:51 11.10.2011

Tymoshenko's sentence may worsen Ukraine's relations with EU

The Kiev District Court's decision to sentence former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko to seven years in prison may deteriorate ties between the EU and Ukraine.

16:20 11.10.2011

Tymoshenko to appeal 7 year prison term in ECHR

Ex-Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko declared that she will appeal her 7 years prison sentence in European Court for Human Rights.

14:57 11.10.2011

Tymoshenko sentenced to seven years in prison

A Kiev district court sentenced former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko to seven years in prison for abusing power in the execution of gas contracts with Russia in 2009.

14:01 11.10.2011

Tymoshenko arrives in court for sentencing

Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko was taken to the Kiev district court, which will begin announcing the verdict in the "gas case".

10:02 11.10.2011

Announcement of Tymoshenko's sentence may be postponed - defense

Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko's defense complained about the level of uncertainty as to when her sentence will be passed.

15:03 10.10.2011

Naftogaz not to drop $187 mln claim against Tymoshenko, minister says

Naftogaz of Ukraine will not give up its $187 million claim against former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko.

13:25 07.10.2011

Punishment for economic crimes softened, "Tymoshenko amendment" rejected

The bill softening punishment for a number of economic crimes passed its first reading at the Ukrainian parliament on Thursday, yet it failed to introduce at this stage legislative amendments allowing former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko to avoid criminal prosecution in the infamous "gas case".

10:09 07.10.2011

Amendments allowing Tymoshenko to escape prison rejected by parliament

The Ukrainian parliament rejected on Wednesday all four bills introducing Criminal Code amendments that would allow former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko to escape criminal liability if convicted in the "gas case".

15:20 05.10.2011

Ukrainian parliament to examine laws to help Tymoshenko avoid prison

Ukraine's parliament will examine draft laws that will help Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko avoid prison if approved.

14:37 03.10.2011

Court will pass sentence to Tymoshenko on October 11

Judge Rodion Kereyev said on Friday that the Kiev court will pronounce a sentence to former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko on October 11.

16:43 30.09.2011

Tymoshenko to make final speech in court

The Kiev court finished hearing the arguments and gave the last word to former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko who is a defendant in the "gas" case.

14:18 30.09.2011

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