US EditionUkraine accuses former PM Tymoshenko of bribery, source says
Ukraine's anti-corruption agencies accuse Tymoshenko of orchestrating a long-term vote-buying scheme involving advance payments to MPs, with 25 parliamentary seats implicated, officials said.
- Yulia Tymoshenko, a former Prime Minister of Ukraine, rejected the bribery accusations, calling them absurd and part of a political purge against her competitors.
- The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine is conducting a pretrial investigation into allegations of bribery involving an unnamed political party leader offering illicit benefits to lawmakers for votes.
- Tymoshenko claimed that more than 30 armed men raided her party's office, describing the act as a PR stunt and accusing the investigators of taking her staff hostage during the event.
- A video released by the National Anti-Corruption Bureau showed officers opening envelopes containing US dollars, which are related to the bribery investigation.
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Former Ukrainian Prime Minister and now opposition figure Yulia Tymoshenko has been accused of buying votes from members of parliament.
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