Jailed ex-PM Tymoshenko loses Ukraine appeal
- Published: 29 Aug 2012 at 18.48
- Online news: World
Ukraine on Wednesday rejected jailed ex-premier Yulia Tymoshenko's appeal of her abuse of power conviction despite threats of estrangement from Western powers that view the case as political revenge.
Judges Stanislav Mischenko (2L) and Roman Sakhno (2R) listen as Alexander Elfimov (L) reads the decision in the appeal of jailed ex-premier Yulia Tymoshenko at the courthouse in Kiev. Ukraine rejected Tymoshenko's appeal of her abuse of power conviction despite threats of estrangement from Western powers that view the case as political revenge.
About 500 supporters of the 2004 Orange Revolution leader rallied in the 51-year-old's defence as Ukraine's highest appeals authority agreed that she had no authority to seal a controversial gas deal with Russia in 2009.
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