Overview
- Yulia Tymoshenko arrived at the High Anti-Corruption Court on January 16 for a hearing on pretrial measures in a corruption case.
- Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor Vitaliy Grechishkin confirmed a request for 50 million hryvnias (about $1.1 million) in bail with procedural obligations.
- NABU released audio it says captures Tymoshenko discussing payments for parliamentary votes, which investigators cite as central evidence.
- Tymoshenko denies involvement, says the voice on the recordings is not hers, and characterizes the case as politically driven while seeking expert verification of the audio.
- She reports her bank accounts were blocked before the court’s decision, and searches at her party office resulted in cash seizures she describes as family savings.