Ukraine opposition leader appeals to European court

Posted on Wednesday, June 22, 2011 - 21:09 pm

Yulia Tymoshenko, Ukranie’s former prime minister and opposition leader, has asked the European Court of Human Rights to rule on whether domestic criminal probes against her are politically motivated.

“We filed an appeal [on Tuesday] laying out our case that political oppression is under way in Ukraine,” said Ms Tymoshenko, who describes charges against her as an attempt to silence political opposition.

Short URL:

Posted by on Wednesday, June 22, 2011 - 21:09 pm.
Filed under Emerging Markets, Uncategorized, World. Tagged with:
You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0.

Leave a Reply


BREAKING NEWS

Followers

Recommended Books

Video News