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Health Ministry: German doctor is responsible for Tymoshenko's treatment

Health Ministry: German doctor is responsible for Tymoshenko's treatment
Legal forensic experts of Kharkiv declare that former PM Yulia Tymoshenko refused from forensic medical examination, head of the Kharkiv forensic department Yuri Kravchenko told a briefing, ForUm correspondent reports.

According to the experts, Tymoshenko did not explain the reason of refusal. The officials also informed that it is impossible to determine the origin and gravity of injuries only by photos, and in addition, such evaluation does not meet the requirements of the Criminal Procedure Code and a number of other legislation acts.

In her turn, health minister Raisa Bohatyriova told that yesterday evening Tymoshenko was moved to the hospital under supervision of her doctor from the Charité clinic in Berlin - Dr. Harms, who is now responsible for Tymoshenko's treatment.

Bohatyriova also informed that both Ukrainian doctors and the German doctor proposed Tymoshenko to undergo tests, but she refused.