Yulia Timoshenko's suppoters

Supporters of the former Prime Minister of Ukraine Yulia Timoshenko hold the posters with her picture near the building of Pechersk district court before a session, in Kiev, on Thursday, August 4, 2011. On this day, the Court of Kiev continued consideration of the criminal case against the former Prime Minister of Ukraine Yulia Timoshenko on exceeding of authority during the signing of gas contracts in 2009 with Russia. Pechersk District Court of Kiev refused to provide Yuriy Sukhov, the lawyer of Timoshenko, the extra time to study the materials of the criminal case on gas contracts with Russia, signed in 2009. Photo by Vladimir Gontar / UNIAN