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Free Yulia Tymoshenko!
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      • Sen. John McCain (AZ)
      • Rep. John Boehner (OH-08)
      • Rep. Paul Tonko (NY-21)
      • Prime Minister of Ukraine, 11, Bankova str., Kyiv–220, Ukraine, 01220 (Mykola Azarov)
      • President of Ukraine, 11, Bankova str., Kyiv–220, Ukraine, 01220 (Viktor Fedorovych Yanukovych)
      • First Deputy Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine (Martyniuk Adam Ivanovych)
      • Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine (Lytvyn Volodymyr Mykhailovych)
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    Paul Peter Jesep
    Schenectady, NY
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Yulia Tymoshenko, former Prime Minister of Ukraine, was subjected to a Stalin-like show trial in 2011. She was convicted for the absurd "crime" of exceeding her civil authority while serving in office. World leaders rightly condemned the indictment, trial, and conviction as unjust and a mockery of the rule of law.

Ms. Tymoshenko's mistreatment shows that the government's motivations stem from fear, insecurity, and political retribution. It was immoral to misuse the judiciary under an arcane law against an individual who tenaciously fights for democratic values in Ukraine.

This tragic situation reflects a dangerous rise in authoritarianism that threatens Ukraine's long-term democratic sovereignty. Overall, justice has been perverted in an effort to bully and neutralize the political opposition.

Fair-minded people throughout the world will never forget Ms. Tymoshenko, Ukraine's "Iron Lady." Persons who believe in justice will never stop fighting for her freedom.

If Ms. Tymoshenko dies in prison due to substandard medical care or a hunger strike to call attention to the erosion of liberty, freedom, and democracy in Ukraine, her martyrdom will be due solely to President Viktor Yanukovych's disdain for justice, fairness, and commitment to democratic values.

"There is no greater tyranny," the French thinker Montesquieu wrote, "than that which is perpetrated under the shield of law and in the name of justice."  Tyranny is settling over Ukraine. 

Yulia Tymoshenko must be freed.

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RELEASE YULIA TYMOSHENKO

Greetings,

I just signed the following petition addressed to: President Viktor Fedorovych Yanukovych of Ukraine.

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RELEASE YULIA TYMOSHENKO

Yulia Tymoshenko, former Prime Minister of Ukraine, was subjected to a Stalin-like show trial in 2011. She was convicted for the absurd "crime" of exceeding her civil authority while serving in office. World leaders rightly condemned the indictment, trial, and conviction as unjust and a mockery of the rule of law.

Ms. Tymoshenko's mistreatment shows that the government's motivations stem from fear, insecurity, and political retribution. It was immoral to misuse the judiciary under an arcane law against an individual for tenaciously advocating for democratic values.

This tragic situation reflects a dangerous rise in authoritarianism that threatens Ukraine's long-term democratic sovereignty. Overall, justice has been perverted in an effort to bully and neutralize the political opposition.

Fair-minded people throughout the world will never forget Ms. Tymoshenko, Ukraine's "Iron Lady." Persons who believe in justice will never stop fighting for her freedom.

If Ms. Tymoshenko dies in prison due to substandard medical care or a hunger strike to call attention to the erosion of liberty, freedom, and democracy in Ukraine, her martyrdom will be due solely to Viktor Fedorovych Yanukovych's disdain for justice, fairness, and commitment to democratic values.
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