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Former Ukrainian PM announces raid on party office

Former Ukrainian PM Yulia Tymoshenko announced a raid on her party's office in Kiev. Anti-corruption bodies suspect her of attempting to buy lawmakers' votes, a criminal offense. Video footage reportedly shows stacks of dollars.


Former Ukrainian PM announces raid on party office

Kiev, Dec 13 (AFP). Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko announced on Wednesday that her party's office in Kiev had been raided. At the same time, anti-corruption agencies have expressed suspicions about her involvement in a case of buying deputies' votes. The Ukrainian Anti-Corruption Agency and the General Prosecutor's Office, which handles corruption cases, had earlier on Wednesday suspected that a 'leader' of one of the parliamentary factions had offered a number of deputies to buy their votes, which is a crime punishable by ten years in prison. The video shows investigators bundling stacks of dollars.