Ukrainian former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko was officially delivered two charges of power abuse on Friday.
Two criminal cases launched against Tymoshenko include the charges of state funds misuse, received from sales of carbon emission quotas under the Kyoto Protocol to pay pensions, and the purchase of 1,000 overcharged Opel Combo minivans by the country's Health Ministry.
On Thursday, the ex-premier was questioned for 11 hours. She said the prosecutors "immediately wrapped up the pre-trial investigation and gave me the case materials for examining," a standard procedure before passing the case to court.
As the main opposition leader in Ukraine, Tymoshenko earlier said the criminal charges against her and members of her former government were politically motivated.
Tymoshenko has long been at odds with the current president, Viktor Yanukovych, to whom she narrowly lost February's presidential elections. She was the prime minister under the previous presidency of Viktor Yushchenko, but moved to opposition after her government was dissolved in March following the elections.
Tymoshenko supporters accuse the Yanukovych government of pursuing "pro-Russian" policies and betraying Ukraine's own interests and claim that a "campaign" against their leader is aimed at wiping out opposition.
KIEV, December 31 (RIA Novosti)
