Ukraine’s ex-PM Tymoshenko arrested
Baku, August 6 (AZERTAC).Ukrainian court has ordered the arrest of country`s former Prime Minister and high-profile opposition leader, Yulia Tymoshenko.
Around 30 police officers surrounded Tymoshenko’s table and escorted the ex-PM out of the court room.
After the judge voiced his decision, Ukrainian parliamentary deputies who supported Tymoshenko began chanting “Shame on you!” and “Yulia! Yulia!”
They also organized a fight with the police as the law enforcement officers prevented the MPs from leaving the court room.
Police disperse supporters and opponents of Ukraine`s former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko in front of a court building during her trial in Kiev.
Tymoshenko’s supporters continued their actions outside the court with opposition MPs organizing a human shield to block the path of the police vehicle carrying their leader along Kiev’s main Khreshchatyk Street.
An application to arrest Tymoshenko came from prosecutor Liliya Frolova, who claimed statements made by the politician as well as her behavior disrupted the functioning of the court.
Tymoshenko has criticized the trial, calling it an attempt by President Viktor Yanukovich to bar her from elections. She has also refused to stand up while addressing the judge, repeatedly insulted him and questioned his objectivity.
The hearings were also regularly disrupted by Tymoshenko’s supporters.
Policemen surround a van in which Ukraine`s former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko was placed to be driven to prison after her arrest.
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