Bail for party leader Tymoshenko set by Ukraine's High Anti-Corruption Court

A bail of UAH 33 million (US$761,000) has been set for Yuliia Tymoshenko by the High Anti-Corruption Court of Ukraine. Tymoshenko, leader of the Batkivshchyna party and parliamentary faction, is suspected of offering a bribe to MPs.

Source: High Anti-Corruption Court hearing broadcast

Details: Judge Vitalii Dubas partially approved a motion from prosecutors, who had asked for bail of UAH 50 million (US$1.2 million).

The court has also imposed a number of procedural obligations on the suspect, specifically appearing when summoned by the court, an investigator, or a prosecutor; not leaving Kyiv Oblast; notifying authorities of any change of residence or employment; refraining from contact with specified MPs; and surrendering passports for travel abroad.

There is no requirement to wear an electronic tag.

In her address to the court, Tymoshenko asked the judge not to impose any pre-trial restrictions or limit them to personal obligations.

Lawyers for the Batkivshchyna party leader also objected to the procedural obligations. The defence said that a ban on leaving the capital and Kyiv Oblast and the surrender of Tymoshenko's passport would significantly affect her ability to carry out political activity. As regards an electronic tag, the lawyer argued that "women's footwear differs from men's, it has certain features, so the requirement to wear an electronic tag can be regarded as a form of torture".

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