Bogdan Futey

Colombia (USA) Federal Judge Bogdan Futey (left) leaves the building of Pechersk District Court, where the case of Batkivshchyna Party leader and former Prime Minister of Ukraine Yulia Timoshenko is being considered, in Kiev, on August 22, 2011. Bogdan Futey called the trial of Yulia Timoshenko a circus, saying that a trial like this would be impossible in the USA. Judge Futey said that a similar trial would be impossible in the US and in most European countries where he has participated in trials. In his opinion, the trial of Timoshenko may undermine public trust in the courts and judicial independence, without which rule of law is impossible. Photo by Aleksandr Prokopenko / POOL / UNIAN