Party leader Yuliia Tymoshenko served with notice of suspicion – source

Ukrainska Pravda has discovered that Ukraine's anti-corruption agencies have served Yuliia Tymoshenko, leader of the Batkivshchyna parliamentary faction, with a notice of suspicion.

Sources: Ukrainska Pravda sources in political circles

Details: No further details are currently available. Ukrainska Pravda attempted to contact Maryna Soroka, Tymoshenko's press secretary, and MP Serhii Vlasenko from her political party, but received no response. The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) also declined to comment.

Later, Ukrainian public broadcaster Suspilne, citing Olha Postoliuk, spokesperson for the Specialised Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAPO), reported that Tymoshenko had been served with a notice of suspicion under Article 369.4 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. "This concerns the offering of unlawful benefits to officials, in this case by a member of the Ukrainian parliament," Postoliuk said.

Background:

• On the evening of Tuesday 13 January, NABU and SAPO reported that they had uncovered corruption involving the leader of a parliamentary faction. Sources told Ukrainska Pravda that the case concerns Yuliia Tymoshenko.
• The anti-corruption bodies stated that Tymoshenko had been exposed for allegedly offering unlawful benefits to several MPs from other factions in exchange for voting "for" or "against" specific draft laws.
• The case has been classified under Article 369.4 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.

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