Ukraine court rejects appeal against Tymoshenko jailing

Ukraine court rejects appeal against Tymoshenko jailing

KIEV - Agence France-Presse
Ukraine court rejects appeal against Tymoshenko jailing

A file picture taken on October 11, 2011 shows Ukraine's former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko at the Kiev Pechersky court. AFP Photo

A Ukrainian court on Friday rejected an appeal by former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko against her seven year jail term on charges of abuse of power that sparked a crisis in relations with the EU.

 "The sentence... is to be left unchanged," Kiev appeals court judge Olena Sitailo said in her ruling, an AFP correspondent reported, after a process that was already boycotted by Tymoshenko's legal team.

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