The authorities here have generated headlines by their dogged pursuit of what the opposition calls a political witch-hunt against their rivals, chief among them the jailed former Prime Minister and Orange Revolution heroine Yulia Tymoshenko.
Already serving seven years for abuse of office and on a second trial for tax evasion, she was charged earlier this month on new accusations of ordering the murder of a rival politician sixteen years ago and faces life imprisonment.
But if the prosecution and exiling of former administration members has prompted international censure, a quieter campaign of intimidation by hacking and electronic surveillance ahead of a key summit with European leaders later this month has gained less attention — until now.
