Former Ukrainian PM Tymoshenko´s husband granted Czech asylum

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published: 06.01.2012, 16:23 | updated: 06.01.2012 16:49:25

Ceske Budejovice - Oleksandr Tymoshenko, husband of jailed former Ukrainian prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko, was granted asylum in the Czech Republic today, Czech Interior Minister Jan Kubice has confirmed at a press conference.

Kubice said Oleksandr Tymoshenko had applied for Czech asylum a couple of months ago.

Yulia Tymoshenko was sentenced to seven years in prison in Ukraine last year in a trial that the domestic opposition and the West criticised as politically motivated.

Kubice said the asylum for Yulia Tymoshenko´s husband should by no means affect relations between the Czech Republic and Ukraine.

"Today´s decision is a decision by the Interior Ministry and not by the Foreign Affairs Ministry. It means that it is an internal affair of the Czech Republic," he explained.

Kubice did not release any other information about the asylum for Tymoshenko.

"The Interior Ministry does not release any information during asylum proceedings as a matter of principle. We only announce whether the applicant succeeded or not," he added.

hol/dr/ms Author: CTK
http://www.ctk.cz/

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