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Ukraine's Tymoshenko says 'happy' over Europe court ruling

Agence France-PresseApril 30, 2013 11:31
Jailed Ukrainian opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko said on Tuesday she was happy with the ruling by the European Court of Human Rights that her detention was unlawful. "I am happy that the European Court of Human Rights -- the only court of truth and justice in Ukranian affairs -- ruled my arrest and detention illegal," the former prime minister said in a statement from jail. "I am happy all the dirt and black lies the authorities have been drowning me in over the past years have been removed." dg-as/sjw/rm

EU rights court says Tymoshenko detention unlawful

Agence France-PresseApril 30, 2013 10:45
The European Court of Human Rights on Tuesday ruled that Ukraine's detention of former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko was unlawful but threw out accusations of ill-treatment. "The Court considered that the detention had been arbitrary and unlawful during the entire period," the judges of the Strasbourg-based court said. ab/jmm/lc

Tymoshenko's daughter hails EU court ruling as 'first victory'

Agence France-PresseApril 30, 2013 07:00
Ukrainian opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko's daughter Yevgenia hailed Tuesday the European Court of Human Rights' ruling that her mother's detention was unlawful as the "first victory" on the way to her release. "Today we are saying that this is the first victory, the first step to her full political rehabilitation and her immediate release," Yevgenia Tymoshenko told reporters in the Ukrainian capital Kiev. zzh-dg-zak/sjw/lc

European court rules Ukraine's jailing of ex-prime minister Tymoshenko was rights abuse

The Canadian PressApril 30, 2013 06:01
STRASBOURG, France - Europe's human rights court says Ukraine's jailing of former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko was a politically motivated violation of her rights. A Ukrainian government official stormed out of the courtroom after Tuesday's ruling in a case that has strained the former Soviet state's ties with Europe and the United States. Tymoshenko, an architect of Ukraine's 2004 pro-democracy Orange Revolution, was sentenced to seven years in prison in October 2011 after being convicted of exceeding her powers as premier while negotiating a gas contract with Russia.

EU puts fresh pressure on Ukraine over Tymoshenko, reforms

April 25, 2013 13:30
KIEV (Reuters) - Foreign ministers of several EU countries gave Ukraine a discouraging report on Thursday on its efforts to deepen ties with the bloc and suggested the jailing of opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko remained a serious obstacle. They said agreements on free trade and political association with the European Union were being stymied in particular by cases of "selective justice", a term used by the West to describe the prosecution of rival politicians, including former prime minister Tymoshenko, under President Viktor Yanukovich.

Ukraine leader says he cannot pardon Tymoshenko

April 11, 2013 12:27
Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych said on Thursday he could not pardon jailed opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko despite the early release from jail of one of her top allies. "I have answered this question on repeated occasions," the former Soviet republic's leader told reporters. "Until the court hearings into Tymoshenko are over, it is impossible to review the issue of a pardon."

Ukraine: Jailed former interior minister pardoned

April 9, 2013 08:22
Ukraine's president has pardoned a former interior minister and a close ally of imprisoned former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko. President Viktor Yanukovych on Sunday signed a decree to pardon Yuri Lutsenko who is serving a four-year sentence on corruption charges. Tymoshenko is also serving a seven-year prison sentence after being convicted in 2011 of abuse office. The West has called both cases politically motivated.

US praises Ukraine pardon of opposition figures

April 8, 2013 16:15
The United States on Monday praised Ukraine's President Viktor Yanukovych for pardoning two prominent allies of jailed former premier Yulia Tymoshenko, but also called for her release. Yanukovych signed a decree on Sunday pardoning six people, including former interior minister Yuriy Lutsenko and Ukraine's former environment minister Georgy Filipchuk. The move was an "important step toward addressing concerns about democracy and the rule of law in Ukraine," said National Security Council spokeswoman Caitlin Hayden, but warned much more needed to be done in Ukraine.

Tymoshenko defence insists on her release after ally freed

April 8, 2013 06:45
The Ukrainian authorities must release jailed former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko following the pardoning of one of her top allies, the opposition's leader's lawyer said on Monday. President Viktor Yanukovych pardoned former interior minister Yuriy Lutsenko, who was serving a four-year jail sentence, on Sunday as thousands of opposition supporters held a protest in Kiev against his rule. "We insist on her release, as Yulia Volodymyrivna was accused and sentenced absolutely illegally," her lawyer Sergiy Vlasenko told AFP on Monday.

Ukraine leader pardons allies of jailed ex-PM Tymoshenko

April 7, 2013 20:34
By Richard Balmforth KIEV (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich pardoned two allies of his main foe, ex-prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko, on Sunday in a move to appease Western critics but gave no sign of being ready to free the imprisoned opposition leader herself. The European Union has curbed relations with the former Soviet republic over what it regards as politically-motivated prosecutions of political rivals by the Yanukovich leadership.
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