Judge Rodion Kireyev of the Pechersk District Court of Kyiv has
adjourned the trial of Yulia Tymoshenko until August 22 due to the
deterioration of Yulia Tymoshenko’s health.
"The court took a break until 9:30 on Monday. This break is
necessary in order for Yulia Tymoshenko to undergo a medical
examination. Yulia Tymoshenko insisted on her personal lawyer, but they
didn’t give permission for him to examine her. We filed the request
yesterday to allow her doctor to see her. As of today, there as been no
response from the court," Yulia Tymoshenko’s defense lawyer Yuriy Sukhov
said after today’s court session.
"If an examination is conducted, the results will be used to decide
whether she can continue to participate in the trial. Yulia Tymoshenko
insists that her health not become a subject of speculation in
connection with the trial," he added.
The lawyer said that the defense demands that Yulia Tymoshenko’s
family doctor take her blood for run tests to determine the reason for
her worsening health. "Yulia Tymoshenko’s family doctor just needs to
take her blood for analysis, since he’s been monitoring her health for
the past 10 years, to determine what's happening because there are some
processes that are unknown," he said.
When asked by journalists about the ex-premier’s symptoms, Yuriy
Sukhov said that she is in overall poor condition. "She can’t say
exactly what’s going on with her body. She’s never had this before. She
just feels ill – that’s all," he said.
Yulia Tymoshenko’s personal doctor came to the Pechersk District
Court today at the request of members of parliament, but the judge
forbid him to see the defendant during and after the court session, Tymoshenko's official website reported.
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