Euro Boycott Would Make No Sense, Germany Coach Loew

International Herald Tribune Monday 7th May, 2012

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany coach Joachim Loew has rejected calls for a boycott of Euro 2012 over jailed former Ukrainian prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko.

Tymoshenko was sentenced to seven years in prison last October for abuse of office after a trial the West said was politically motivated.

She is in prison in the city of Kharkiv, one of the Euro 2012 venues, and is on hunger strike in protest at what she said was an assault by guards, an allegation denied by the prison administration.

Her case has sparked calls for a boycott of next month's tournament co-hosted by Poland and Ukraine.

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