A judge has postponed a court hearing for Yulia Tymoshenko until May 21 . Judge Konstantin Sadovsky ruled the former prime minister can not be tried in absentia . Tymoshenko did not attend the hearing because of back pain , state media reported . `` I thought these were the last minutes of my life . The decision came after prosecutors said they would appeal to the Supreme Court.
A judge has postponed a court hearing for Yulia Tymoshenko until May 21 . Judge Konstantin Sadovsky ruled the former prime minister can not be tried in absentia . Tymoshenko did not attend the hearing because of back pain , state media reported . The decision came after prosecutors said they would appeal to the Supreme Court.