Overview
- NABU and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office formally charged the Batkivshchyna leader under Article 369(4), which carries a potential five to ten year prison term.
- Published recordings, dated around January 12, purportedly capture Tymoshenko discussing monthly payments of $10,000 per deputy for specific votes.
- Search videos from the party’s Kyiv office show bundles of U.S. currency presented by investigators as evidence in the case.
- In parliament, Tymoshenko rejected the allegations from the rostrum and declared her innocence.
- Following the searches and charge announcement, at least one Batkivshchyna MP submitted a request to leave the faction, while prosecutors have not publicly detailed any pretrial restraint.