Europe court rules Russia violated Yukos oil's rights
September 20, 2011
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled Tuesday that, although Russia did not misuse legal proceedings in order to destroy an oil company, it did violate the business's rights. The former Russian oil company, Yukos Oil, filed suit against the country alleging that it forced the company into....... [more] 
Russia court denies parole for ex-Yukos oil executive
July 27, 2011
A court in the Arkhangelsk region of Russia on Wednesday denied parole for former Yukos oil executive Platon Lebedev. Lebedev and his former business partner Mikhail Khodorkovsky were convicted in December and sentenced in the Khamovinchesky District Court on charges connected with embezzling more....... [more]
Russian prosecutors filed charges against Khodorkovsky
February 5, 2011
On February 5, 2007, Russian prosecutors filed money laundering charges against former Yukos CEO Mikhail Khodorkovsky. Khodorkovsky was convicted in May 2005 of tax evasion and sentenced to eight years in prison. The Russian government effectively nationalized Yukos to pay off $33 billion in back ta....... [more]
Former Yukos oil executive urges case dismissal
April 6, 2010
Former Russian oil executive Mikhail Khodorkovsky on Tuesday took the stand at his trial and called for the case against him to be dismissed for lack of evidence. Khodorkovsky and his business partner Platon Lebedev are charged with embezzling USD $25 billion worth of oil produced by their Yukos oil....... [more]
Europe rights court hears case against Russia by bankrupt Yukos oil company
March 5, 2010
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on Thursday heard an unlawful prosecution case brought by bankrupt oil company Yukos against the Russian government for allegedly illegally prosecuting the company for tax violations. Representatives of Yukos said they brought the case in the ECHR because t....... [more]
Former Yukos oil executive criticizes Russian justice system
March 3, 2010
Former Russian oil executive Mikhail Khodorkovsky on Wednesday criticized Russia's justice system as an assembly line that inevitably finds the government's political enemies to be guilty. In an article published in the newspaper Nezavisimaya Gazeta, Khodorkovsky warned that the....... [more]
Russia Supreme Court rules arrest of former Yukos oil executive was illegal
December 23, 2009
The Russian Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that the 2003 arrest of Platon Lebedev, business partner of former Yukos oil executive Mikhail Khodorkovsky, was illegal. The court agreed to review Lebedev's arrest last week after the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled in 2007 that Lebedev....... [more]
Russia high court to review arrest of former Yukos oil executive
December 17, 2009
The chief justice of the Russian Supreme Court on Thursday ordered a review of the 2003 arrest of Platon Lebedev, business partner of former Yukos oil executive Mikhail Khodorkovsky. The decision came after the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled in 2007 that Lebedev's arrest and pre-t....... [more]
Russia court rejects Khodorkovsky appeals
June 2, 2009
The Moscow City Court on Monday rejected the appeals of former Yukos chief executive Mikhail Khodorkovsky and his former business partner Platon Lebedev. The court dismissed all appeals from the preliminary hearings concerning the second set of embezzlement, oil theft, and money laundering charges....... [more]
Russia court orders release of former Yukos lawyer
April 22, 2009
A Russian court Tuesday ordered the release on parole of Svetlana Bakhmina, the former lawyer for Russian oil firm OAS Yukos Oil Co.. Bakhmina was convicted of embezzlement and tax evasion in 2006 for her part in a scheme to strip assets worth over $300 million from a Yukos subsidiary. As a lawyer....... [more]
Russia court extends prison term for former Yukos oil executive now in solitary
October 9, 2008
A Russian court on Wednesday extended the jail term of former Russian oil executive Mikhail Khodorkovsky until February 2009. Khodorkovsky headed the now-bankrupt Yukos Oil Co. and was sent to prison by the Russian government in 2005 to serve an eight-year sentence for fraud and tax evasion. The ex....... [more]
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