Photo: Tymoshenko's fiery rhetoric made her an icon of the Orange Revolution. BBCTymoshenko Sentenced To Jail Despite EU Warnings -- Spiegel Online
The European Union issued an unusually clear warning to Ukraine ahead of Tuesday's verdict in the power abuse trial against former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko. To no avail. A court pronounced her guilty -- and may have significantly damaged EU-Ukrainian relations in the process.
Prior to the verdict in the trial against former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, the European Union made it clear that there would be consequences should she be found guilty and jailed.
But in a ruling announced on Tuesday morning, Judge Rodion Kireyev said that Tymoshenko abused her position as head of government and "used her powers for criminal ends." The verdict? Guilty. She was sentenced to seven years in prison, just as state prosecutors had requested.
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My Comment: A profile of Yulia Tymoshenko can be found here. What is my take .... her opponents had the knives out for her when she lost the last election, and want to make sure that she will not be a factor in the next one.