Ukrainian High Court upholds Tymoshenko sentencing
Ukraine's former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko will remain in jail, as the country's High Specialized Court dismissed the cassation appeal against her seven-year prison sentence. - The ex-prime minister was arrested and jailed last October for abusing the powers of her office, most notably in the 2009 gas import deal she signed with Russia. Tymoshenko was also ordered to pay $190 million in fines. The appeal was a last-ditch attempt by Tymoshenko’s defense attorneys to overturn the verdict. In the wake of this defeat, the defense may take their case to the European Court of Human Rights.
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