Batkivschyna Party leader Yulia Tymoshenko has been summoned to the central investigation department of the Prosecutor General's Office at 15:00 on Thursday, Jan. 13, the press service of the Bloc of Yulia Tymoshenko reported on Wednesday.
"Charges were filed against Yulia Tymoshenko that she, while holding the post of prime minister amid the global financial and economic crisis, ‘unilaterally decided to use part of the funds earned through the sale of greenhouse gas emission quotas to cover the Ukrainian state budget’s expenditure, primarily pension commitments,’" the press service reported.
The central investigation department of the Prosecutor General’s Office is located in Kyiv at 18/17 Borysohlibska Street.
The press service of the Prosecutor General’s Office reported earlier that Tymoshenko had not been summoned to the prosecutor’s office on January 6.
"She was summoned to appear on January 10 as a defendant to examine the materials of her criminal case, but due to the fact that she filed a petition to move this to January 13 due to the inability of her lawyer to be present at this time, the investigator satisfied her request," the press service said.
On Dec. 20, 2010, the Prosecutor General’s Office filed charges against Tymoshenko that she, while holding the post of prime minister, "unilaterally decided to use part of the funds earned through the sale of greenhouse gas emission quotas to cover the Ukrainian state budget’s expenditure, primarily pension commitments."
The total amount of misused funds is EUR 380 million. Tymoshenko was banned from travelling outside Kyiv.
According to the Cabinet of Ministers, Tymoshenko’s order to convert the funds allocated under the Kyoto Protocol into the national currency caused nearly Hr 1 million worth of losses to the state budget. On Dec. 30, the Prosecutor General’s Office completed the investigation in a criminal case on charges brought against Tymoshenko. She was charged with committing a crime envisaged by Part 3, Article 365 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (the abuse of power or office, which entailed grave consequences).
