Tymoshenko says they want to imprison her

Tymoshenko says authorities intend to imprison her by the end of the week

Yulia Tymoshenko said that the government plans to to send her to prison at the end of this week, by changing the measure of restraint from bail to detention.

According to the politician, the court intends to seize her property and block the accounts of her family members, Tymoshenko's bail was suspended so that she would not be able to post the bail on Wednesday. In this case, Tymoshenko could be behind bars in the coming days.

Statement of political motive

Tymoshenko stressed that the court's decision to close the online broadcast of the hearing only confirms, in her opinion, the political nature of the case.

According to her, further decisions are planned to be made «behind closed doors», as the prosecution has no evidence, and the case has to be «falsified».

The politician's position

The Batkivshchyna leader said that what is happening is political reprisals, The aim is to isolate it from the political process.

Earlier that day, during a briefing after the court hearing Yulia Tymoshenko publicly calls the case politically motivated.

Context.

The trial of Yulia Tymoshenko has been accompanied by loud political statements and public outcry. The decision to hold the trial in camera and the possible change of the pre-trial restraint have drawn criticism from her supporters.