Criminal cases against supporters of Yulia Tymoshenko
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Criminal cases against supporters of Yulia Tymoshenko — numerous criminal cases against supporters of Yulia Tymoshenko, which have been launched in Ukraine since May 2010, after the arrival to power of Viktor Yanukovych. In all those cases, the General Procurator's Office does not charge Tymoshenko's associates with «stealing or appropriating funds», none of them were charged with taking or paying bribes[1][2][3] — mainly, they are accused of «abuse of office» and «exceeding official powers» (Articles 364 and 365 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine), see paragraph 2 of the PACE resolution of 27 January 2012.[2][3] As for those cases, there exist several statements by the EU, the US, the Human Right organizations, public organizations both within Ukraine and from Diaspora which indicate the political constituency of all those cases.[1][2][3] Nevertheless, representatives of the Party of Regions insist that «the political constituency» is absent.
In 2011, Vaclav Havel said about the regime of Yanukovych: «Ukraine "a dictatorship in gloves"».[4]