Ex-prime minister's appeal against verdict and sentence on abuse-of-office charges will now take place on 12 July
A Ukrainian court has adjourned hearings into former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko's appeal against the verdict and seven-year prison sentence handed down to her last October on abuse-of-office charges until after the European football championship.
Judge Stanislav Mishchenko granted state prosecutors' motion requesting a medical examination of Tymoshenko to determine if she is fit to attend the hearings, which will now take place on 12 July.
Tymoshenko, who has been moved from prison to a hospital to receive treatment for back trouble, chose not to attend Tuesday's hearings. Outside the building, thousands of supporters and opponents of Tymoshenko held rival demonstrations. Read More
انسخ الكود التالى و ضعه فى موقعك او مدونتك.
