Prosecutors ask court to attach electronic tag to Tymoshenko

This was announced by investigating judge Vitalii Dubas during a hearing on the selection of a preventive measure for Tymoshenko, according to a Ukrinform correspondent.

“[Prosecutors] are requesting [to impose bail] of ₴50 million and to impose obligations: to refrain from communicating with witnesses (66 people), to wear an electronic monitoring device, etc.,” the judge said.

The parties did not file a motion to recuse the judge before the hearing began.

As reported by Ukrinform, on January 13, NABU and SAPO announced that they had exposed the leader of one of the factions for attempting to bribe MPs to vote “correctly” for or against specific bills.

On January 14, Tymoshenko confirmed the searches in the Batkivshchyna party's office. She rejected all accusations.

The National Anti-Corruption Bureau and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office reported that the leader of the Verkhovna Rada faction was suspected of offering illegal benefits to MPs.

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