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Tymoshenko’s daughter tells @RFE/RL , ”she [Yulia Tymoshenko] showed us her remaining bruises. She had many more, five days have passed now. They barred anyone from seeing her for four days, they were waiting for the bruises to disappear. She has a very large bruise on her abdomen, about 10 centimeters in diameter. She also has fingerprint bruises on her left arm.”
- Yevgenia Tymoshenko, the daughter of jailed former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, speaking today (April 26) in a telephone interview with RFE/RL’s Claire Bigg.
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Reports: Tymoshenko’s Husband Seeking Asylum In Czech Republic
Czech Foreign Minister Karel Schwarzenberg has confirmed reports that the husband of Ukraine’s jailed former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko has asked for asylum in the Czech Republic.
Earlier, the Czech daily “Pravo” said Oleksandr Tymoshyenko asked for asylum at the end of last year. The Reuters news agency quoting a Czech government source also carried the same report.
“Pravo” said on January 6 that the Czech interior and foreign ministers discussed the issue on January 4.
“Pravo’s” website says it is “very likely” Oleksandr Tymoshenko, a 51-year-old businessman who also has business interests in the Czech Republic, will be granted asylum.
