Strasbourg has closed the books on Yulia Tymoshenko's complaint against Ukraine, finding a "friendly settlement." The former prime minister had alleged unfair proceedings against her in 2011 over a gas contract.
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Deutsche Welle: Rights court declares Tymoshenko suit settled
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) struck Tymoshenko v. Ukraine from its docket on Jan. 22. Former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, now 54, had brought the suit against Ukraine in 2013, alleging that prosecutors had stacked the deck against her in a politically charged trial that left her imprisoned - and ailing - until the 2014 ouster of President Viktor Yanukovych.
