Ukrainian opposition party leader Yulia Tymoshenko has been served with a criminal notice of suspicion on allegations she offered improper benefits to members of Parliament in exchange for directing how they vote, Ukraine’s anti-corruption agencies said on Jan. 14, in a case Tymoshenko described as politically motivated.
Tymoshenko, the leader of the Batkivshchyna (Fatherland) party and a former prime minister, is suspected of offering bribes to members of Ukraine’s parliament, Olha Postolyuk, a spokesperson for the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO), told public broadcaster Suspilne.
