Former Ukrainian PM Yulia Tymoshenko was incarcerated last year for abuse of office. The west believes that her charges were politically motivated. Here, she is seen with bruises she says were from Prison guards beating her.
To further anger the opposition to Ukraine's regime, Tymoshenko was seen badly bruised after prison guards allegedly beat her down. She is receiving treatment from a German doctor for those injuries.
The United Kingdom, France, and Germany have joined a boycott of the Euro 2012 matches in Ukraine, which is co-hosting the Championship with Poland. A Canadian parliamentary delegation in Ukraine was denied access to Tymoshenko by prison officials. Canada's Ministry of Foreign Affairs calls the Tymoshenko case "politically motivated" and has called for her release.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel even went as far as calling Ukrainian President and Tymoshenko rival a "dictator" and warning his administration to move forward with democracy or risk isolation from the European Union, which Ukraine has expressed interest in joining.
