sentences:  On 9 August 2001, following a decision of the Kiev Sviatoshynsky District Court of the Kiev region, Tymoshenko and Falkovich were released from custody and all charges against them were dropped.This decision was supported by the Court of Appeal of Kiev region and the Supreme Court of Ukraine.On 30 April 2002, the Kiev Svyatoshinsky local court of the Kiev region dismissed all criminal charges against Oleksandr Tymoshenko and admitted that the actions of the Prosecutor General of Ukraine were illegal.