Yulia Tymoshenko Trial: 7-Year Sentence in Prison

Yulia Tymoshenko Trial: 7-Year Sentence in Prison

Yulia Tymoshenko, Ukraine’s former prime minister, has been found guilty of abuse of office and sentenced to seven years in jail.

In a politically-tinged verdict that is likely to badly damage the country’s relationship with the European Union and the United States, the presiding judge said Mrs Tymoshenko had “criminally” exceeded her powers in 2009 when she was the country’s prime minister.