Yuliia Tymoshenko, head of large parliamentary faction, 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.

Background:

• On the evening of Tuesday 13 January, NABU and the Specialised Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAPO) reported that they had exposed the head of a parliamentary faction over corruption. Sources told Ukrainska Pravda that the case concerns Yuliia Tymoshenko.
• The anti-corruption bodies stated that the head of the parliamentary faction 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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