A Ukrainian court has delayed the trial of former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko, who is on a hunger strike, and set a new trial date for November 23.
Tuesday's move was the latest in a series of delays for the trial, in which Tymoshenko is defending against charges of tax evasion and embezzlement.
Tymoshenko, who is already serving a seven-year prison term for abuse of office, says the charges are politically motivated, the results of President Viktor Yanukovych's efforts to eliminate her as a political rival.
The opposition leader and former prime minister began her hunger strike on October 29 to protest what she says were rigged results of Ukraine's parliamentary elections a day earlier. International election observers and the U.S. government have also criticized the vote.
Ukraine's parliament has called for a new election in five disputed districts. Opposition parties rejected a new vote in the five constituencies and insist on recounting of votes in 13 districts, where they claim the results were skewed in favor of the ruling party.
Tuesday's move was the latest in a series of delays for the trial, in which Tymoshenko is defending against charges of tax evasion and embezzlement.
Tymoshenko, who is already serving a seven-year prison term for abuse of office, says the charges are politically motivated, the results of President Viktor Yanukovych's efforts to eliminate her as a political rival.
The opposition leader and former prime minister began her hunger strike on October 29 to protest what she says were rigged results of Ukraine's parliamentary elections a day earlier. International election observers and the U.S. government have also criticized the vote.
Ukraine's parliament has called for a new election in five disputed districts. Opposition parties rejected a new vote in the five constituencies and insist on recounting of votes in 13 districts, where they claim the results were skewed in favor of the ruling party.
