USEUROPEAFRICAASIA 中文双语Français
Home / World

Former PM of Ukraine gets 7 years in jail

By Pavel Polityuk and Richard Balmforth | China Daily | Updated: 2011-10-12 08:06

KIEV, Ukraine - A Ukrainian court on Tuesday sentenced former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko to seven years in prison for abuse of office in relation to a 2009 gas deal with Russia that she brokered, a case regarded widely in the West as politically orchestrated.

Judge Rodion Kireyev handed down the sentence - the maximum sought by state prosecutors - at the end of a three-month trial that has polarized society in the ex-Soviet republic and risks undermining Ukraine's relations with the West.

"The court has ... found Tymoshenko guilty ... and sentenced her to a prison term of seven years," he said. Her lawyers said they would appeal against the verdict.

Former PM of Ukraine gets 7 years in jail

Today's Top News

Editor's picks

Most Viewed

Copyright 1995 - . All rights reserved. The content (including but not limited to text, photo, multimedia information, etc) published in this site belongs to China Daily Information Co (CDIC). Without written authorization from CDIC, such content shall not be republished or used in any form. Note: Browsers with 1024*768 or higher resolution are suggested for this site.
License for publishing multimedia online 0108263

Registration Number: 130349
FOLLOW US