Ukraine ex-PM calls to “overthrow the gang” led by President September 29, 2012 - 13:37 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Jailed Ukrainian opposition leader, former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko urged her compatriots to “overthrow the gang” led by President Viktor Yanukovych during the country’s upcoming parliamentary elections, RIA Novosti reports. “I want to appeal to all people: if you do not realize now that Ukraine is led by a criminal, that Ukraine is led by a mafia, then nothing can defend you from what will happen in a country led by Yanukovych,” she said in a video address posted to her Fatherland party’s website. It is not immediately clear when the message was filmed. Tymoshenko was sentenced last October to seven years in prison for abuse of office stemming from an allegedly unfavorable natural gas contract she negotiated with Russia in 2009. She is currently being held in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, where she has fallen ill and complained of maltreatment. Tymoshenko's imprisonment has been widely condemned by the international communit, and has helped galvanize criticism against the Yanukovych regime for his perceived rollback on democracy in Ukraine. The elections are set for October 28. Yanukovych's ruling Party of Regions will fight to retain its majority in the Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine's parliament. Partner news  Top stories Jorge Rafael Videla, an austere former army commander, led Argentina during the bloodiest days of its Dirty War dictatorship. According to the United Nations, April was Iraq's bloodiest month for almost five years, with 712 people killed. Reports suggest the rebel fighters may have tried to blow up the walls of the prison, which holds some 4,000 inmates. Moscow has condemned other nations for supporting rebel forces and failing to condemn what it describes as terrorist attacks on the Syrian regime.   Partner news |  Latest news Foxconn employees still being overworked, report says  Apple joined the Fair Labor Association in 2012 after being slammed with criticism over the working conditions at Foxconn.April 24 declared non-work day in Glendale Berdj Karapetian, chairman of the Armenian National Committee, Glendale chapter, applauded the change in a statement.Sources say Tumblr eyes Yahoo’s $1.1bn offer as ‘too low’ Tumblr employees have been told that the company only has enough funds to operate for a few more months.“Armenia. The Mysteries of Stones” exhibit opens in Strasbourg Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian met in Strasbourg with counterparts from a number of European counties. |
