"Gas Case": Public Reaction

August 10, 2011, Kyiv.

Video: Pechersky District Court, various plans; journalists and the community in the courtyard; representatives of the authorities and the court provide comments; protesters; police stand in defense near the courthouse.

Comments: People's Deputy, member of the "Bloc of Yulia Tymoshenko - Fatherland" faction Serhiy Vlasenko; prosecutor Liliya Frolova; Yulia Tymoshenko's lawyer Yuriy Sukhov; People's Deputy Oleksandr Turchynov.

Reference: In August 2011, the Pechersky District Court of Kyiv considered the so-called "gas case" against former Prime Minister of Ukraine Yulia Tymoshenko. The court refused to change the preventive measure from detention to a non-departure bond, despite the petitions of people's deputies, religious leaders, and the ombudsman. The events caused a public outcry and international criticism regarding the political motivation of the persecution.