Ukrainian Prosecutor General Viktor Pshonka has said that the judgment of the European Court of Human Rights in response to a complaint from former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko does not demand the release of Tymoshenko, as the European court has not revealed the political motivation in the case.

“The European court has recognized that the fact that Tymoshenko was politician does not prove that she has suffered from political repression, that is the court said that there is no politics in the Tymoshenko case,” he said in an interview with the Inter TV channel on May 2, 2013.

Pshonka said that the conclusion and explanation is the following: the ECHR’s judgment does not result in the release of Tymoshenko, it does not demand her release.

The prosecutor general said that the European court has not confirmed those things Tymoshenko had described: the improper conditions of her imprisonment, video surveillance and the absence of proper health services.

“Moreover, in this part [the court has not established a violation under Article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights], the court said that there was no violation. When the court heard the issue of medical services provided to Tymoshenko, it said that Tymoshenko received and receives medical treatment in the larger amount that an ordinary person,” he said.

Pshonka said that after studying the complaint, ECHR established a violation of the ex-premier’s rights only during her detention and arrest, but this does not concern the verdict issued in the ‘gas case.’

“The whole process of hearing the criminal case against Tymoshenko was heard in line with the requirements of the old code of criminal procedure, and today another code of criminal procedure is in effect, and it contains the preventive punishments, which the old code did not contain,” the prosecutor general said.

He said that remarks made by ECHR are being actively removed by Ukraine through passing new laws.

As for the possibility of releasing Tymoshenko after the ECHR’s judgment issued, the prosecutor general said that the court did not hear the issue of her release and illegal verdict.

Phonka also said that Ukraine has three months to appeal against the judgment.

“We’ll study it, conclusions will be made, and the decision will be made in the future,” he added.