Ukrainian prison officials say Tymoshenko rejects health check, lawyer denies
Prison authorities say jailed Ukrainian opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko has rejected a medical examination by an international panel because it included local doctors, Radio Liberty reported.
Her lawyer, Serhey Vlasenko, said the former prime minister was willing to be examined by non-Ukrainian doctors with Ukrainian medical staff present, but would not allow government medical workers to examine her.
Tymoshenko was sentenced in October to seven years in prison on abuse-of-office charges.
She says her health has since worsened and has demanded that international doctors be included in her treatment.
Prison authorities said they were discussing further steps regarding Tymoshenko with German and Canadian doctors who arrived on February 14 at the Kachaniv prison outside the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv to examine her.
Some 100 supporters of Tymoshenko picketed the labor camp on February 14, demanding her release.
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