Daily Archives: January 7, 2012

Czech Republic grants asylum to husband of former Ukraine PM

January 7, 2012
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Czech Republic grants asylum to husband of former Ukraine PM

CZECH REPUBLIC AUTHORITIES have granted political asylum to the husband of the former Prime Minister of Ukraine Yulia Tymoshenko, after he argued that the Ukrainian government was pursuing a vendetta against him. Oleksandr Tymoshenko, 51, left Ukraine in December after his wife was sentenced to seven years in prison for abusing her office by agreeing...

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Appellate Court Grants Sheley New Trial in 2009 Assault Case

January 7, 2012
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FIRST REPORTED 5:30pm 1/6/12, REPOSTRED 1/7/12 Accused spree killer Nicholas Sheley will get a new trial in Knox County on the first case for which he was convicted, determined the same week he begins the appeal process in the local murder case. The Third District Appellate Court in Ottawa ruled Thursday that Sheley must...

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