В Сенате США утверждена резолюция по Украине
связанная запись: 2d Session H.Res. 730
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В субботу (22 сентября) в Сенате США утверждена резолюция, предложенная сенатором-республиканцем Джимом Инхоуфом, членом сенатского комитета по внешней политике, при поддержке ответственного за партийную дисциплину сенатора-демократа от Иллинойса Дика Дурбина. Резолюция S.Res.466 призывает к освобождению из тюрьмы премьер-министра Украины Юлии Тимошенко.
"Сенат послал Украине жёсткий сигнал о том, что их тактика политических преследований, заключений в тюрьму и запугивания несовместима с демократией." - заявил Инхоуф - "Официальная реакция украинских властей на утверждение моей резолюции звучит как какой-то пресс-релиз аппаратчиков времён СССР. Народ Украины требует демократии, а прозрачность юридических процессов является для неё отправной точкой. Мы высказываем свою решительную поддержку госпоже Тимошенко и политическим заключённым повсюду."
Резолюция S.Res.466 призывает применить визовые санкции против президента Януковича и других лиц, ответственных за заключение Тимошенко. Она также призывает украинские власти честно и прозрачно провести октябрьские парламентские выборы в соответствии со стандартами ОБСЕ.
Текст резолюции
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
MAY 17, 2012
Mr. INHOFE (for himself, Mr. DURBIN, and Mr. CASEY) submitted the following
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations
SEPTEMBER 19, 2012
Reported by Mr. KERRY, with an amendment and an amendment to the preamble
[Strike out all after the resolving clause and insert the part printed in italic]
[Strike the preamble and insert the part printed in italic]
RESOLUTION
Calling for the release from prison of former Prime Minister
of Ukraine Yulia Tymoshenko.
Whereas Ukraine has experienced encouraging growth and reforms
since it declared its independence from the former
Soviet Union in 1991 and adopted its first constitution in 1996;
Whereas the 1996 constitution provided basic freedoms like the
freedom of speech, assembly, religion, and press, but was
ultimately too weak to contain the existing corruption-laced
political culture inherited from its communist past;
Whereas, as a result of the electoral fraud by which Prime
Minister Viktor Yanukovych was declared the winner
of the 2004 presidential election, the citizens of the Ukraine
organized a series of protests, strikes, and sit-ins, which
came to be known as ‘‘The Orange Revolution’’;
Whereas the Orange Revolution, in concert with international
pressure, forced an unprecedented second run-off election,
which resulted in opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko defeating
Mr. Yanukovych by a margin of 52 percent to 44 percent;
Whereas, in the 2010 presidential election, incumbent
Yushchenko won only 5.5 percent in the first round of vot-
ing, which left former Prime Minister Yanukovych and
then Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko to face one another
in the run-off election;
Whereas, Mr. Yanukovych defeated Ms. Tymoshenko
by a margin of 49 percent to 44 percent;
Whereas, shortly after the 2010 inauguration of Mr.
Yanukovych, the Ukrainian Constitutional Court found
most of the 2004 Orange Revolution inspired
constitutional reforms unconstitutional;
Whereas, in 2010, President Yanukovych appointed Viktor
Pshonka Prosecutor General;
Whereas, since Mr. Pshonka’s appointment, more than a dozen
political leaders associated with the 2004 Orange Revolution
have faced criminal charges under the Abuse of Office
and Exceeding Official Powers articles of the Ukrainian Criminal Code;
Whereas, in 2011, Prosecutor General Pshonka brought charges
under these Abuse of Office articles against former Prime
Minister Yulia Tymoshenko over her decision while in office
to conclude a natural gas contract between Ukraine and Russia;
Whereas, on October 11, 2011, Ms. Tymoshenko was found
guilty and sentenced to seven years in prison, fined
$189,000,000, and banned from holding public office for
three years following the completion of her sentence;
Whereas, recognizing the judicial abuses present in Ukraine,
the Parliamentary Assembly Council of Europe (PACE)
passed Resolution 1862 on January 26, 2012;
Whereas Resolution 1862 declared that the Abuse of Office and
Exceeding Official Powers articles under which Ms.
Tymoshenko was convicted are ‘‘overly broad in application
and effectively allow for ex post facto criminalization
of normal political decision making’’;
Whereas, since Ms. Tymoshenko’s imprisonment, the Prosecutor
General’s Office has reopened additional cases against her
that were previously closed and thought to be sealed under
a 10-year statute of limitations;
Whereas, beginning on October 28, 2011, and multiple times
since, Ukrainian Deputy Prosecutor General Renat
Kuzmin has alleged in television interviews that
Tymoshenko was involved in contract killings, but has
filed no formal charges;
Whereas, for much of Ms. Tymoshenko’s detention, she had limited
outside contact and access to needed medical treatment;
Whereas international calls for Ms. Tymoshenko’s release,
access to outside visitors, and adequate medical treatment
were initially ignored even as her health continued to deteriorate;
Whereas, on April 28, 2012, major international news organizations,
including the British Broadcast Corporation and
Reuters, reported on and produced photos of bruises allegdly
received by Ms. Tymoshenko from prison guards on April 20, 2012;
Whereas, in response to her inhumane treatment, Ms.
Tymoshenko began a hunger strike on April 20, 2012;
Whereas, amid international outrage, the European Union has
delayed indefinitely the signing of a free trade agreement with Ukraine;
Whereas, under international pressure, Ms. Tymoshenko was
moved to a hospital in Kharkiv on May 9, 2012, prompting
her to end her hunger strike, yet leaving her in poor health; and
Whereas on May 30, 2012, the European Parliament passed a
resolution (C153/21) deploring the sentencing of Ms.
Tymoshenko: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the Senate-
(1) condemns the selective and politically motivated
prosecution and imprisonment of former Prime
Minister Yulia Tymoshenko;
(2) expresses its deep concern that the politicized
prosecutions and continued detention of Ms.
Tymoshenko and other members of her party took
place in a country that is scheduled to assume chairmanship
of the Organization for Security and Co-
operation in Europe (OSCE) in 2013;
(3) expresses its deep concern that the continued
detention of Ms. Tymoshenko threatens to jeopardize
ties between the United States and Ukraine;
(4) calls for the Government of Ukraine to release
Ms. Tymoshenko, to provide her with timely access
to medical care, and to conduct the October
parliamentary elections in a fair and transparent
manner consistent with OSCE standards; and
(5) calls on the Department of State to institute
a visa ban against those responsible for the imprisonment
and mistreatment of Ms. Tymoshenko and the
more than dozen political leaders associated with the
2004 Orange Revolution.
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В субботу (22 сентября) в Сенате США утверждена резолюция, предложенная сенатором-республиканцем Джимом Инхоуфом, членом сенатского комитета по внешней политике, при поддержке ответственного за партийную дисциплину сенатора-демократа от Иллинойса Дика Дурбина. Резолюция S.Res.466 призывает к освобождению из тюрьмы премьер-министра Украины Юлии Тимошенко.
"Сенат послал Украине жёсткий сигнал о том, что их тактика политических преследований, заключений в тюрьму и запугивания несовместима с демократией." - заявил Инхоуф - "Официальная реакция украинских властей на утверждение моей резолюции звучит как какой-то пресс-релиз аппаратчиков времён СССР. Народ Украины требует демократии, а прозрачность юридических процессов является для неё отправной точкой. Мы высказываем свою решительную поддержку госпоже Тимошенко и политическим заключённым повсюду."
Резолюция S.Res.466 призывает применить визовые санкции против президента Януковича и других лиц, ответственных за заключение Тимошенко. Она также призывает украинские власти честно и прозрачно провести октябрьские парламентские выборы в соответствии со стандартами ОБСЕ.
Текст резолюции
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
MAY 17, 2012
Mr. INHOFE (for himself, Mr. DURBIN, and Mr. CASEY) submitted the following
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations
SEPTEMBER 19, 2012
Reported by Mr. KERRY, with an amendment and an amendment to the preamble
[Strike out all after the resolving clause and insert the part printed in italic]
[Strike the preamble and insert the part printed in italic]
RESOLUTION
Calling for the release from prison of former Prime Minister
of Ukraine Yulia Tymoshenko.
Whereas Ukraine has experienced encouraging growth and reforms
since it declared its independence from the former
Soviet Union in 1991 and adopted its first constitution in 1996;
Whereas the 1996 constitution provided basic freedoms like the
freedom of speech, assembly, religion, and press, but was
ultimately too weak to contain the existing corruption-laced
political culture inherited from its communist past;
Whereas, as a result of the electoral fraud by which Prime
Minister Viktor Yanukovych was declared the winner
of the 2004 presidential election, the citizens of the Ukraine
organized a series of protests, strikes, and sit-ins, which
came to be known as ‘‘The Orange Revolution’’;
Whereas the Orange Revolution, in concert with international
pressure, forced an unprecedented second run-off election,
which resulted in opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko defeating
Mr. Yanukovych by a margin of 52 percent to 44 percent;
Whereas, in the 2010 presidential election, incumbent
Yushchenko won only 5.5 percent in the first round of vot-
ing, which left former Prime Minister Yanukovych and
then Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko to face one another
in the run-off election;
Whereas, Mr. Yanukovych defeated Ms. Tymoshenko
by a margin of 49 percent to 44 percent;
Whereas, shortly after the 2010 inauguration of Mr.
Yanukovych, the Ukrainian Constitutional Court found
most of the 2004 Orange Revolution inspired
constitutional reforms unconstitutional;
Whereas, in 2010, President Yanukovych appointed Viktor
Pshonka Prosecutor General;
Whereas, since Mr. Pshonka’s appointment, more than a dozen
political leaders associated with the 2004 Orange Revolution
have faced criminal charges under the Abuse of Office
and Exceeding Official Powers articles of the Ukrainian Criminal Code;
Whereas, in 2011, Prosecutor General Pshonka brought charges
under these Abuse of Office articles against former Prime
Minister Yulia Tymoshenko over her decision while in office
to conclude a natural gas contract between Ukraine and Russia;
Whereas, on October 11, 2011, Ms. Tymoshenko was found
guilty and sentenced to seven years in prison, fined
$189,000,000, and banned from holding public office for
three years following the completion of her sentence;
Whereas, recognizing the judicial abuses present in Ukraine,
the Parliamentary Assembly Council of Europe (PACE)
passed Resolution 1862 on January 26, 2012;
Whereas Resolution 1862 declared that the Abuse of Office and
Exceeding Official Powers articles under which Ms.
Tymoshenko was convicted are ‘‘overly broad in application
and effectively allow for ex post facto criminalization
of normal political decision making’’;
Whereas, since Ms. Tymoshenko’s imprisonment, the Prosecutor
General’s Office has reopened additional cases against her
that were previously closed and thought to be sealed under
a 10-year statute of limitations;
Whereas, beginning on October 28, 2011, and multiple times
since, Ukrainian Deputy Prosecutor General Renat
Kuzmin has alleged in television interviews that
Tymoshenko was involved in contract killings, but has
filed no formal charges;
Whereas, for much of Ms. Tymoshenko’s detention, she had limited
outside contact and access to needed medical treatment;
Whereas international calls for Ms. Tymoshenko’s release,
access to outside visitors, and adequate medical treatment
were initially ignored even as her health continued to deteriorate;
Whereas, on April 28, 2012, major international news organizations,
including the British Broadcast Corporation and
Reuters, reported on and produced photos of bruises allegdly
received by Ms. Tymoshenko from prison guards on April 20, 2012;
Whereas, in response to her inhumane treatment, Ms.
Tymoshenko began a hunger strike on April 20, 2012;
Whereas, amid international outrage, the European Union has
delayed indefinitely the signing of a free trade agreement with Ukraine;
Whereas, under international pressure, Ms. Tymoshenko was
moved to a hospital in Kharkiv on May 9, 2012, prompting
her to end her hunger strike, yet leaving her in poor health; and
Whereas on May 30, 2012, the European Parliament passed a
resolution (C153/21) deploring the sentencing of Ms.
Tymoshenko: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the Senate-
(1) condemns the selective and politically motivated
prosecution and imprisonment of former Prime
Minister Yulia Tymoshenko;
(2) expresses its deep concern that the politicized
prosecutions and continued detention of Ms.
Tymoshenko and other members of her party took
place in a country that is scheduled to assume chairmanship
of the Organization for Security and Co-
operation in Europe (OSCE) in 2013;
(3) expresses its deep concern that the continued
detention of Ms. Tymoshenko threatens to jeopardize
ties between the United States and Ukraine;
(4) calls for the Government of Ukraine to release
Ms. Tymoshenko, to provide her with timely access
to medical care, and to conduct the October
parliamentary elections in a fair and transparent
manner consistent with OSCE standards; and
(5) calls on the Department of State to institute
a visa ban against those responsible for the imprisonment
and mistreatment of Ms. Tymoshenko and the
more than dozen political leaders associated with the
2004 Orange Revolution.
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