Tymoshenko kept under 24-hour camera surveillance with lights permanently on
Ukraine's opposition leader is being held in a prison cell under 24-hour camera surveillance with lights permanently on in an attempt to 'psychologically and physically break' her, her lawyer said, the Daily Mail reported.
Yulia Tymoshenko, 51, a former prime minister was moved to a prison camp in the eastern town of Kharkiv about 300 miles away from the capital Kiev on December 30.
Officials at the camp said the conditions of her detention were necessary for the security of inmates.
Her lawyers who opposed her move from a base in Kiev said their client has been suffering from back pains in recent weeks.
Prison officials have said that she is receiving medical treatment following examinations by doctors last month.
In a statement, Ivan Pervushkin, head of the prison said: 'Video surveillance is not forbidden by law.
'In order to carry out permanent video monitoring there has to be sufficient light in the cells', Yahoo News reported.