Ex-prime minister's appeal against verdict and sentence on abuse-of-office charges will now take place on 12 July
A Ukrainian court has adjourned hearings into former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko's appeal against the verdict and seven-year prison sentence handed down to her last October on abuse-of-office charges until after the European football championship.
Judge Stanislav Mishchenko granted state prosecutors' motion requesting a medical examination of Tymoshenko to determine if she is fit to attend the hearings, which will now take place on 12 July.
Tymoshenko, who has been moved from prison to a hospital to receive treatment for back trouble, chose not to attend Tuesday's hearings. Outside the building, thousands of supporters and opponents of Tymoshenko held rival demonstrations. Read More
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