The husband of jailed Ukrainian politician Yulia Tymoshenko has requested political asylum in the Czech Republic, sources in Prague say.
Oleksander Tymoshenko requested asylum at the end of last year, the Czech newspaper Pravo reported.
A government source confirmed the news for Reuters news agency.
Mr Tymoshenko's wife, a former prime minister, was jailed for seven years on 11 October for abuse of office at a trial which drew protests in the West.
The source which spoke to Reuters said no decision had been reached on Mr Tymoshenko's application.
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