The prosecution said on Thursday it had proven without doubt the guilt of former Yukos oil major CEO Mikhail Khodorkovsky and his business partner Platon Lebedev on new charges of stealing 350 million tons of oil.
Khodorkovsky and Lebedev are serving eight-year sentences for fraud and tax evasion. In May they were accused of stealing $9.6 billion from the $15.8 billion profit generated by Yukos between 1999 and 2003, as well as 350 million tons of oil.
"The analysis of the collected evidence allows us to come to a conclusion about the guilt of the defendants," Gulchekhra Ibragimova said.
Once Russia's richest man, Khodorkovsky claims the charges against him are politically motivated.
The trial will continue at the Khamovniki district court in Moscow.
MOSCOW, October 14 (RIA Novosti)
