Posted on 02/01/2005 12:26:50 PM PST by Leo Carpathian
KIEV -- Ukrainian prosecutors said Friday that they have closed a case against Prime Minister-designate Yulia Tymoshenko and her family members due to lack of evidence.
"We are ending all proceedings because there are no elements of any wrongdoing," Prosecutor General Svyatoslav Piskun told reporters. "One cannot live a life under investigation."
He said prosecutors ended their probe into Tymoshenko's alleged attempted bribery "five or six days ago," shortly after she was named acting prime minister.
Last May, prosecutors accused Tymoshenko of trying to bribe a judge to end court proceedings against a former associate from the gas distribution company she once headed.
Prosecutors also ended their case involving Tymoshenko's husband, Oleksandr, and her father-in-law, Henadiy Tymoshenko, who were charged with fraud, embezzlement and tax evasion, Piskun said.
Last year, Russian prosecutors said they wanted to charge Tymoshenko with bribing Defense Ministry officials in the mid-1990s.
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