Tymoshenko found guilty and given seven years in jail

2011-10-11 27

A Kiev court on Tuesday sentenced former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko to seven years in jail for 'exceeding her powers'. The court said Tymoshenko committed a criminal offence when she ignored a cabinet vote and ordered state-run Naftogaz to sign a gas import deal with Russia in 2009. ... http://www.euronews.net/