Tymoshenko agreed to "partial pardon"

Ex-Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko supported one of the options for her liberation from prison, which European politicians discussed with the Ukrainian leadership. We are talking about the so -called "partial pardon." This, according to Interfax, said the head of the Fatherland faction in the Verkhovna Rada Arseniy Yatsenyuk.

"Yes, Yulia Tymoshenko agrees to a partial pardon. She clearly noted that she was taking a serious step - she is ready to take partial pardon for the fate of Ukraine," the politician said.

There is no official information about the conditions of this plan. However, in mid -October, the Polish European deputy Marek Sivets wrote about him on his blog. "Partial pardon means a reduction in Tymoshenko’s conclusion from the age of seven years old. Due to the fact that Madame Prime Minister has already served more than half of the abbreviated term, there is reason for her parole," his Ukrainian media quoted him.

At the same time, Tymoshenko, according to the Eurodepa, in exchange for freedom will have to pay a fine of $ 200 million. In addition, she will lose civil rights for three years, that is, she will not be able to participate in the upcoming elections of the President of Ukraine, scheduled for 2015.

Later, the head of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the European Parliament Elmar Brock denied this information. He said that the Sivets "distorted the political message that the special settlers of the European Parliament Pat Cox and Alexander Kvasnevsky transferred to the Ukrainian leadership." “In no way, these two envoys indicated that Tymoshenko should abandon his legal rights and positions,” the politician emphasized.

Tymoshenko’s case is one of the obstacles to European integration of Ukraine. EU representatives have repeatedly demanded the release of the ex-Prime Minister, arguing that the fate of the Association and Free Trade Agreement with the European Union, which official Kyiv intends to sign in November depends on the solution of this issue.

The Ukrainian authorities have recently discussed the option with Tymoshenko’s departure for treatment abroad (the ex-prime minister has been in the Kharkov hospital for more than a year in connection with the disease of the spine), which, according to observers, would actually mean its release. Especially for this, several bills were registered in the Verkhovna Rada, allowing to send prisoners for treatment abroad, but not one of them has been considered yet.

Yulia Tymoshenko was arrested in 2011. The ex-Prime Minister was accused of abuse of powers when concluding gas agreements with Russia, the court sentenced her to seven years in prison. In relation to Tymoshenko, other criminal cases are currently being investigated. She herself rejects all the accusations against her, stating that the authorities were pursuing her for political reasons.