Ukrainian security service launches new case against Tymoshenko
The Ukrainian security service (SBU) launched a new criminal case against Ukraine's former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko on Thursday, accusing her of attempting to embezzle $405 million during the 1990s, an SBU official said, RIA Novosti reported.
The case relates to an investigation into a $405-million debt owed to the Russian Defense Ministry by Ukrainian United Energy Systems, which was headed by Tymoshenko in the 1990s.
A legal investigation in Russia against Tymoshenko over the same case was stopped in 2005 due to the statute of limitations.
If found guilty, Tymoshenko may face an additional 12 years behind bars.