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Ukraine’s ex-PM ‘exceeded powers’
A judge has ruled that former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko did exceed her powers when she ordered state energy firm Naftiogaz to sign a gas deal with Russia in 2009, the BBC reported.
It is unclear whether Judge Rodion Kireyev's findings mean she is guilty.
The prosecution is asking for a seven year prison sentence.
Tymoshenko, who is accused of abuse of power, insists she is the victim of a vendetta by Ukraine's President Viktor Yanukovych.
Riot police have been deployed outside the court in Kiev, keeping watch over Tymoshenko's supporters.
There have been minor scuffles but no major clashes, the AFP news agency reports from the scene.
The former Orange Revolution leader has been in custody for contempt of court since 5 August.
