euralmanac: Yulia Tymoshenko’s husband granted asylum in the Czech Republic The husband of Ukraine’s imprisoned opposition leader, Yulia Tymoshenko, has been granted asylum in the Czech Republic, a week after his wife was transferred to a penal colony to serve a seven-year sentence. Tymoshenko, 51, the former prime minister of Ukraine, was convicted in October of abuse of office for signing an allegedly disadvantageous gas deal with Russia in 2009. She lost an appeal last month. Critics say the prosecution was politically motivated and probably ordered by her rival, Viktor Yanukovych, Ukraine’s president, who denies that accusation. The Czech interior ministry confirmed on Friday it had approved the application for asylum submitted by Tymoshenko’s partner, Oleksander, a businessman. (via The Guardian)
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Yulia Tymoshenko’s husband granted asylum in the Czech Republic

The husband of Ukraine’s imprisoned opposition leader, Yulia Tymoshenko, has been granted asylum in the Czech Republic, a week after his wife was transferred to a penal colony to serve a seven-year sentence.

Tymoshenko, 51, the former prime minister of Ukraine, was convicted in October of abuse of office for signing an allegedly disadvantageous gas deal with Russia in 2009. She lost an appeal last month. Critics say the prosecution was politically motivated and probably ordered by her rival, Viktor Yanukovych, Ukraine’s president, who denies that accusation.

The Czech interior ministry confirmed on Friday it had approved the application for asylum submitted by Tymoshenko’s partner, Oleksander, a businessman. (via The Guardian)

Source: Guardian