The High Anti-Corruption Court's appeal upheld the legality of the charges against Yulia Tymoshenko regarding the bribery of lawmakers
The Appeals Chamber of the High Anti-Corruption Court denied a complaint filed by a member of parliament challenging an investigating judge’s decision to formally charge her. The court found the prosecution’s evidence in the case involving the alleged bribery of lawmakers to be well-founded and upheld the ruling of the lower court.
This was reported by the High Anti-Corruption Court.
The politician’s defense team attempted to challenge the April 21 decision, arguing that the evidence gathered at the time the charges were filed was insufficient. However, the appellate court agreed with the investigating judge’s conclusions that the materials of the criminal proceedings provided confirm the existence of grounds for bringing charges at this stage. The judges emphasized that the charges are fully justified in light of the evidence provided by law enforcement.
The ruling of the Appeals Chamber took effect immediately upon its announcement on May 12. This decision is final and cannot be further appealed in cassation. Thus, the procedural status of the MP as a suspect in the commission of a criminal offense remains unchanged.
NABU and the SAPO have completed their investigation into the case involving an alleged bribe offer to MPs by Yulia Tymoshenko, leader of the BYuT, and have made the case files available to the defense for review prior to trial. The MP herself did not appear for the review.
As a reminder, the court lifted the seizure of some of Yulia Tymoshenko’s and her husband’s property.
