Report Finds No Evidence of Crime or Corruption in Tymoshenko’s Actions
By Byut-batkivshchyna, PRNEFriday, June 17, 2011
WASHINGTON, June 18, 2011 -
This press release is a re-issue of the release distributed by
PRNewswire on behalf of BYuT-Batkivshchyna at 15:24 ET on 17 June
2011.
The first paragraph of the release distributed yesterday was
erroneously omitted by PRNewswire.
Full corrected release follows:
Covington & Burling LLP, one of the top law firms in the US,
today announced interim report findings that reveal no evidence of
wrong doing or corruption by the former Prime Minister of Ukraine
Yulia Tymoshenko in two cases brought against her by the Prosecutor
General’s Office of Ukraine. Its findings are based upon a review
of facts in the firm’s possession and available evidence provided
by US law firm Trout Cacheris LLP and the Ukrainian government.
Opposition leader Ms Tymoshenko is charged in Ukraine with abuse
of power and the improper use of budgetary funds relating to the
handling of revenues from the sale of carbon emission credits under
the Kyoto Protocol. A second charge relates to alleged abuse of
power in purchasing 1,000 Opel Combo vehicles (medical cars) and
other medical equipment under a contract with Austrian company
Vamed Engineering GmBH & Co.
Furthermore, Covington and Burling cites an unacceptable and
serious failure by Trout Cacheris and the Government of Ukraine to
disclose materials, making it impossible to substantiate the
findings of an investigative report of 14 October, 2010, made by
Trout Cacheris and Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP. This
absence of evidence supports claims that the charges against Ms
Tymoshenko are politically motivated.
The key findings from Covington & Burling can be found
here.
“The Kyoto and Opel Combo Sections of the October 14, 2010
report are not worth the paper they are printed on,” said a Key
Findings statement issued to journalists at a press briefing
today in Washington DC. “At present, the allegations against the
former prime minister appear to be political in nature because
there does not appear to be facts to substantiate the charges.”
Ms Tymoshenko faces a third case - not covered by this report -
relating to her signing a gas agreement with Russia in 2009, which
is again considered to be politically motivated.
For further information, please contact:
Neil Pattie
+44-(0)7784-086-530
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