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             Ukraine Court Upholds Decision on Tymoshenko, Lutsenko

   by VOA News

   A Ukrainian court has upheld a decision to bar two jailed opposition
   leaders from registering as candidates for upcoming parliamentary
   elections.
   The decision Wednesday on former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko and
   former Interior Minister Yuriy Lutsenko cannot be appealed.
   The United Opposition party had appealed a court decision to refuse to
   recognize a complaint against election officials who would not register
   Tymoshenko and Lutsenko for the October 28 elections because of their
   convictions.
   Tymoshenko is serving a seven-year sentence after being convicted of
   abuse of office in 2011 while she was prime minister.  She has denied
   the charges.
   Lutsenko, who was found guilty of embezzlement and abuse of office, was
   sentenced earlier this year to four years in prison.
   In an interview with VOA's Ukrainian Service, Lutsenko called the
   prosecutions of Tymoshenko and himself "politically motivated."  He
   also said President Viktor Yanukovych's ruling party had determined
   that prosecuting the two will create a fear of Ukrainian authorities.
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