Russian human rights official appeals ruling against Khodorkovsky
December 25, 2012
The Human Rights Ombudsman in Russia, Vladimir Lukin, filed an appeal in a Moscow court on Tuesday following the ruling against Mikhail Khodorkovsky, the former CEO of Yukos, and his business partner Platon Lebedev. Lukin filed the appeal because the two men were ordered to pay restitution for th....... [more] 
Russia court reduces Khodorkovsky sentence
December 20, 2012
The Moscow City Court commuted the sentences of jailed Russian oil executive Mikhail Khodorkovsky and his business partner Platon Lebedev Thursday from 13 years to 11 years. Both are now eligible for release in 2014, with Lebedev expected to be released in August and Khodorkovsky in October. Khodor....... [more]
Russia court reduces sentence for Khodorkovsky partner
November 2, 2012
A Russian court on Wednesday reduced the sentence of the former business partner of jailed Russian oil executive Mikhail Khodorkovsky by three years. Platon Lebedev has been incarcerated since 2003 on various charges associated with his business partnership with Khodorkovsky. Khodorkovsky and Lebede....... [more]
Europe court ruled Russia violated Yukos Oil's rights
September 20, 2012
On September 20, 2011, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled that Russia violated Yukos Oil's business rights by forcing the company into liquidation through unfair taxation practices. Yukos Oil's owner, Mikhail Khodorkovsky, and his partner Platon Lebedev were arrested on charges of tax e....... [more]
Russia court reduces sentence for Khodorkovsky partner
August 8, 2012
A Russian court on Wednesday reduced the sentence of the former business partner of jailed Russian oil executive Mikhail Khodorkovsky. Platon Lebedev has been incarcerated since 2003 for various charges associated with his business partnership with Khodorkovsky. Khodorkovsky and Lebedev are each se....... [more]
Russia court denied parole for ex-Yukos oil executive
July 27, 2012
On July 27, 2011, a Russian court denied parole for former Yukos oil executive Platon Lebedev. Lebedev, along with his former business partner Mikhail Khodorkovsky, was convicted on charges related to embezzling more than $27 billion from Yukos oil. In addition to related convictions, the pair were....... [more]
Russia judge orders court review of Khodorkovsky appeal
July 24, 2012
A senior Russian judge on Tuesday ordered a court to review the appeal of jailed former Russian oil executive Mikhail Khodorkovsky. It remains to be seen whether the order is on a legal technicality or if there will be real progress in the appeal. Once CEO of Yukos Oil and one of the richest men i....... [more]
ECHR found insufficient proof Khodorkovsky prosecution was politically motivated
May 31, 2012
On May 31, 2011, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled that former Russian oil executive Mikhail Khodorkovsky failed to prove that his prosecution for tax evasion and fraud were politically motivated, but did find that his detention violated human rights standards. These standards included....... [more]
Khodorkovsky claimed Russia trials without juries unfair to accused
March 27, 2012
On March 27, 2010, former Russian oil executive Mikhail Khodorkovsky released a statement during his embezzlement trial which claimed that jury trials in Russia were severely restricted and that entering a plea of "not guilty" plea often leads to retaliatory verdicts and penalties. The statement cam....... [more]
Russia president orders inquiry into Khodorkovsky sentence
March 5, 2012
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Monday ordered Russia's prosecutor general to conduct a study into 32 criminal cases, including the case of ex-oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky. Khodorkovsky, who was once in charge of Russia's largest oil company, Yukos, was arrested in 2003 on charges of tax e....... [more]
Russia rights council condemns Khodorkovsky conviction
December 21, 2011
The Russia Presidential Council on Civil Society and Human Rights under President Dmitry Medvedev called for the prosecutor general to petition to annul the conviction of ex-oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky in a report released Wednesday. The council found fundamental violations in the investigation....... [more]
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