Ukrainian Judge Refuses to Free Former PM

A Ukrainian judged on Monday rejected former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko’s appeal to be freed from detention during her trial, according to media reports.
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<a><img src="https://www.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2015/09/120674775.jpg" alt="Supporters of Ukraine's former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko cheer and shout slogans in front of the Pechersk district court on August 8, in Kiev as Tymoshenko's return to trial today on charges of abuse of power over gas deals she signed with Russia in 2009. (GENYA SAVILOV/AFP/Getty Images)" title="Supporters of Ukraine's former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko cheer and shout slogans in front of the Pechersk district court on August 8, in Kiev as Tymoshenko's return to trial today on charges of abuse of power over gas deals she signed with Russia in 2009. (GENYA SAVILOV/AFP/Getty Images)" width="575" class="size-medium wp-image-1799601"/></a>
Supporters of Ukraine's former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko cheer and shout slogans in front of the Pechersk district court on August 8, in Kiev as Tymoshenko's return to trial today on charges of abuse of power over gas deals she signed with Russia in 2009. (GENYA SAVILOV/AFP/Getty Images)
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