Ukraine’s jailed opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko kept under 24-hour camera surveillance with lights permanently ON

January 4th, 2012

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Lawyer says prison conditions are designed to ‘psychologically and physically break’ her

By
Nadia Gilani

Last updated at 12:26 AM on 4th January 2012

Surveillance: Yulia Tymoshenko is being monitored 24/7

Ukraine’s opposition leader is being held in a prison cell under 24-hour camera surveillance with lights permanently on in an attempt to ‘psychologically and physically break’ her, her lawyer said today.

Yulia Tymoshenko, 51, a former prime minister was moved to a prison camp in the eastern town of Kharkiv about 300 miles away
from the capital Kiev on December 30.

Officials at the camp said the conditions of her detention were necessary for the security of inmates.

Her lawyers who opposed her move from a base in Kiev said their client has been suffering from back
pains in recent weeks.

Prison officials have said that she is receiving
medical treatment following examinations by doctors last month.

In a statement, Ivan Pervushkin, head of the prison said: ‘Video surveillance is not forbidden by law.

‘In order to carry out permanent video monitoring there has to be sufficient light in the cells’, Yahoo News reported.

The prison where former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko is being held in Kharkiv

But Tymoshenko’s defence lawyer, Serhiy Vlasenko said: ‘The light is directed straight onto the bed where she is lying … Camera surveillance and light in the face and the impossibility of sleeping properly and the absence of medical help — all this has one aim only – to psychologically and physically break Yulia Volodymyrivna.’

Tymoshenko was sentenced to seven years in prison for abuse of office.

Her case increased tensions between president Viktor Yanukovich’s government and the West.

One example was the EU’s taking a U-turn following plans to sign agreements on political association and free trade with Ukraine at a summit in December.

Yulia Tymoshenko with her daughter Yevgenia and husband Alexander react after a judge delivers his verdict following the leader's trial

Yulia Tymoshenko with her daughter Yevgenia and husband Alexander react after a judge delivers his verdict following the leader’s trial

However it has put off signing anything, citing Tymoshenko’s case as an example of selective justice in the former Soviet republic.

Tymoshenko served as prime minister after helping to lead the 2004 ‘Orange Revolution’ protests, which overturned an election victory for Yanukovich in his first bid for the presidency.

He made a come back and narrowly beat her in a presidential run-off in February 2010.

She has denied exceeding her powers when forcing through a 2009 gas deal with Russia as prime minister and says she was the victim of a ‘lynching’ at her trial.

Mr Vlasenko claimed Yanukovich was responsible for the conditions she was being held under, saying: ‘This is being done to carry out an order by Yanukovich to humiliate the leader of the Ukrainian opposition.’

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Surely She has HUMAN RIGHTS ? It would be against the Law to treat a Dog in this manner in most CIVILISED countries.

– The Voice Of Reason, Newcastle UK, 04/1/2012 02:25

re: Maria, Philadelphia, in regards Canada, some countries do in fact spell it as Kanada; a number of such countries being European.

– N. Waters, Ontario, Canada, 04/1/2012 02:13

Clearly the present holders of power in the Ukraine fear this woman. Their failure to understand that repression will only strenghen her both at home and internationally is indicative of their regressive and immature nature. – Charles, Bristol, 03/1/2012 22:58 ********* Clearly, Charles, it’s British people who don’t understand what it’s all about. They (most of them) don’t have a single clue who this woman really is, what she has done to her own people, how much money she stole, how many lies she told during all her years in the power. I wouldn’t praise the current government, but she is no way better. She is in prison because she stole billions of dollars from the country that didn’t have all those money to begin with (Ukraine is not rich as Russia as it doesn’t have oil), and all of those money were in fact partially yours – WMF credits, Western European “help”, all this “international help for democracy”, remember?

– Maria, Philadelphia, USA, 04/1/2012 01:22

re: Maria, Philadelphia; the spelling alters depending on the phonetic translation of Cyrillic, ie. tsar/czar, etc. Not uncommon at all….remember Peking became Beijing, but only to some parts of the world? – N. Waters, Ontario, Canada ********
You are using English language, right? No, the spelling is not altering to someone’s pleasure. I don’t write your country name as Kanada just because in Cyrillic it starts with the “K”. It’s Belarus (or Republic of Belarus).

– Maria, Philadelphia, USA, 04/1/2012 01:11

Those that steal from the state to amass absurd fortunes deserve no ones sympathy.

– Paolo, london, 04/1/2012 00:39

– N. Waters, Ontario, Canada, 03/1/2012 23:58

The Ukrainians are showing their true colours now and cannot be trusted with democracy. This woman should be freed. This is the kind of treatment given to Josyp Terelya under the Communist regime. Some things never change unfortunately. The legacy of Communist oppression lives on…

– Tessa, Ireland, 03/1/2012 23:29

Clearly the present holders of power in the Ukraine fear this woman. Their failure to understand that repression will only strenghen her both at home and internationally is indicative of their regressive and immature nature. My advice to Yulia, for what it is worth, is to pray for strength and to concentrate on Mandela as a role model. With international support and steadfast patriotism the worm will eventually turn and her oppressors will rot.

– Charles, Bristol, 03/1/2012 22:58

Given the retrograde behaviour of the Governments of Byelarus and the Ukraine, their populations would actually be better under Russia. Odd to think that Putin Co. would be better rulers…- N. Waters, Ontario, Canada, 3/1/2012 16:16 ******** Gosh, you can’t even spell the names of the countries correctly and yet you feel confident enough to tell their population what to do?

– Maria, Philadelphia, USA, 03/1/2012 22:19

Another barbaric state that needs to be taught a lesson by the harshest possible trade restrictions. This woman should be freed immediately ******* Barbaric state?! Really? I take it you’ve been to Ukraine often, right? But yes, please, take her off Ukrainians’ hands. You would really deserve this woman stealing your money with such arrogant stupid statement of yours.

– Maria, Philadelphia, USA, 03/1/2012 21:53

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