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Khodorkovsky’s Son Says to Stay Abroad while Father Jailed
04:33 25/01/2013
A son of jailed ex-Yukos CEO Mikhail Khodorkovsky said on Thursday he would like to return to Russia, but will not do this while his father is serving a sentence.
Russia's Ombudsman Appeals Khodorkovsky Judgment
16:22 25/12/2012
Russia’s human rights ombudsman has filed an appeal in a Moscow court over rulings that ordered former Yukos CEO Mikhail Khodorkovsky and his business partner Platon Lebedev to pay restitution for the same losses twice.
Khodorkovsky, Lebedev to Walk Free in 2014
16:28 20/12/2012
Moscow City Court slashed on Thursday prison sentences for former Yukos bosses Mikhail Khodorkovsky and Platon Lebedev, who are now set to walk out in 2014, not 2016.
Yukos’ Lebedev Denied Early Release – Again
16:44 14/12/2012
Parole hearings for jailed Yukos executive Platon Lebedev deteriorated into a legal stalemate on Friday, when Arkhangelsk Region Court ordered a third trial in the case.
Khodorkovsky's Business Partner to Walk Free in July
17:13 01/11/2012
Platon Lebedev, the jailed business partner of Russian oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky, will walk free next July after an Arkhangelsk region court reduced his 13-year sentence by three years on Thursday.
Court Overturns Sentence Cut for Former Yukos Exec
15:37 21/09/2012 ARKHANGELSK, September 21 (RIA Novosti)
A Russian regional court reversed on Friday a lower court’s decision to reduce the sentence of Platon Lebedev, the former business partner of jailed oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky.
Khodorkovsky Rejects Run for Opposition Council
12:07 21/09/2012 MOSCOW, September 21 (RIA Novosti)
Imprisoned Russian oil tycoon and Kremlin critic Mikhail Khodorkovsky has decided not to run in elections to an umbrella opposition body next month, he announced, saying he could not be useful in his "present circumstances."
Sentence Cut for Former Yukos Trading Unit Head
14:41 15/08/2012 MOSCOW, August 15 (RIA Novosti)
A Russian court on Wednesday reduced the sentence of a former businessman jailed along with a top executive of the oil company Yukos.
Prosecutor Challenges Lebedev Term Reduction
16:20 10/08/2012 MOSCOW, August 10 (RIA Novosti)
State prosecutors in northern Russia filed an appeal on Friday against a court ruling to cut the sentence of Platon Lebedev, jailed business partner of Russian oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky.
Khodorkovsky Files Embezzlement Case Probe Request
12:49 09/08/2012 MOSCOW, August 9 (RIA Novosti)
Jailed former oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky sent an official request on Thursday to the Business Against Corruption center, the government-backed body which safeguards the rights of businessmen, to carry out a public investigation of the second case in which he was convicted.
Sentence Cut For Khodorkovsky Associate Lebedev
12:37 08/08/2012 VELSK, August 8 (RIA Novosti)
A court on Wednesday reduced the sentence of Platon Lebedev, jailed business partner of Russian oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky, by three years and four months, making him eligible for release in March next year, his lawyers said.
Prosecutor Calls for Lebedev Sentence to be Cut
17:03 07/08/2012 VELSK, August 7 (RIA Novosti)
A prosecutor has called for the sentence handed to former Menatep owner Platon Lebedev to be reduced at a hearing on Tuesday.
Russian Business Ombudsman to Probe Khodorkovsky Case
13:08 03/08/2012 MOSCOW, August 3 (RIA Novosti)
Russian Business Ombudsman Boris Titov will carry out a public investigation of the second case of jailed former oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky which convicted him of embezzlement, Titov’s press service said on Thursday.
Court Orders Russia to Compensate Yukos Investors
16:01 26/07/2012 MOSCOW, July 26 (RIA Novosti)
An international tribunal has ordered the Russian government to compensate a group of Spanish investors for the losses they suffered when Russia placed Yukos Oil Company under state control, Covington & Burling, the law firm which represented the plaintiff’s interests, said on Thursday.
Business Ombudsman in Khodorkovsky Release Plea
12:57 23/06/2012 MOSCOW, June 23 (RIA Novosti)
Russia's commissioner for business rights will ask President Vladimir Putin to pardon jailed former oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky as part of an amnesty for those convicted of economic crimes, he told the Bloomberg news agency.
Khodorkovsky Urges Conviction Annulment
14:26 07/06/2012 MOSCOW, June 7 (RIA Novosti)
Imprisoned former oil magnate and outspoken Kremlin critic Mikhail Khodorkovsky has called on the head of Russia's Supreme Court to overturn the second conviction against him.
Court Turns Down Lebedev Damages Appeal
15:30 16/05/2012 MOSCOW, May 16 (RIA Novosti)
Moscow's Tverskoy district court ruled against former Menatep head Platon Lebedev's compensation claim against the Finance Ministry for compensation for his illegal detention between May and August 2010.
Khodorkovsky to Refuse Medvedev’s ‘Offer of Pardon’
13:53 26/04/2012 MOSCOW, April 26 (RIA Novosti)
Jailed Russian tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovky will not appeal for pardon even if he does not have to admit his guilt, Khodorkovsky’s lawyer Yury Shmidt said on Thursday.
Medvedev: No Pardon for Khodorkovsky Without Plea
12:52 26/04/2012 MOSCOW, April 26 (RIA Novosti)
Jailed Russian tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovky must appeal for a pardon in order to receive one, President Dmitry Medvedev said on Thursday.
Khodorkovsky to Help Draw up Left Alliance Program
14:12 25/04/2012 MOSCOW, April 25 (RIA Novosti)
Jailed Russian tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovky will help the nascent Social Democratic movement to draw up its program, co-founder of the movement Yelena Lukyanova said on Wednesday.
Russia Charges Yukos Manager With Tax Evasion
17:51 10/04/2012 MOSCOW, April 10 (RIA Novosti)
Russian prosecutors have charged a fugitive business partner of former oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky with tax evasion,
Moscow Court Rejects Lebedev Compensation Claim
14:05 02/04/2012 MOSCOW, April 2 (RIA Novosti)
A Moscow court rejected on Monday a lawsuit from former Yukos executive Platon Lebedev, who had demanded compensation from the Russian Finance Ministry for being illegally held in custody for three months in 2010.
Kremlin Experts Deny Taking Yukos Money
22:44 01/04/2012 MOSCOW, April 1 (RIA Novosti)
Experts who examined the legality of the second Yukos case on the Kremlin’s request denied on Sunday media reports that some of them received money from the oil company.
Opposition leader Nemtsov Predicts Pardons by Putin’s Inauguration Day
19:04 24/03/2012 MOSCOW, March 24 (RIA Novosti)
A Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov said he was expecting several famous inmates to be pardoned by May 7, the president-elect Vladimir Putin’s inauguration day, RIA Novosti reported on Saturday.
Putin Says Khodorkovsky Case Probe Correct
18:09 07/03/2012 MOSCOW, March 7 (RIA Novosti)
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev’s decision to order a probe into the legality of the verdict to former Yukos head Mikhail Khodorkovsky was correct, Prime Minister and president-elect Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday.
Washington Hails Khodorkovsky Case Probe
00:36 06/03/2012 WASHINGTON, March 6 (RIA Novosti)
The United States welcomed on Monday the move by Russian authorities to probe the legality of the verdicts handed down to 32 prisoners, including former Yukos head Mikhail Khodorkovsky and his business partner Platon Lebedev.
Medvedev Orders Khodorkovsky Case Probe After Putin Landslide
13:05 05/03/2012 MOSCOW, March 5 (RIA Novosti)
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev ordered the Prosecutor General’s Office to probe the legality of the verdicts handed down to 32 prisoners, including former Yukos head Mikhail Khodorkovsky and his business partner Platon Lebedev, the Kremlin said on Monday.
Medvedev Nominates Yukos Case Judge for European Court
10:29 25/02/2012 MOSCOW, February 25 (RIA Novosti)
President Dmitry Medvedev has nominated an ad hoc judge in the case of the collapsed oil company Yukos vs. Russia at the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) as Russia's national judge in the court.
Kremlin Rights Council Lobbies to Free Khodorkovsky
19:34 02/02/2012 MOSCOW, February 2 (RIA Novosti)
The presidential human rights council will request the Kremlin to pardon 30 convicts in questionable cases; including former Yukos head Mikhail Khodorkovsky.
Khodorkovsky Calls for Dialogue with Putin
12:32 30/01/2012 MOSCOW, January 30 (RIA Novosti, Anastasia Markitan)
Russia's opposition should hold a dialogue with the Prime Minister Vladimir Putin as the nation needs more political cooperation, rather than the existing vertical power structure, jailed former Yukos head Mikhail Khodorkovsky said in an article in The New Times magazine, published on Monday.
Navalny to Help Out Yukos Lawyer
16:06 19/01/2012 MOSCOW, January 19
Whistleblower lawyer Alexei Navalny joined the legal team of a Yukos lawyer, who expects to be charged in connection with the main Yukos case, Gazeta.ru reported Thursday.
Living conditions in colony improved due to Khodorkovsky
19:33 16/01/2012 MOSCOW, January 16 (RIA Novosti)
The conditions in the prison colony where Russian oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky is serving his sentence have significantly improved, Denis Silonov, former prisoner of the colony who was recently discharged on parole, said in his interview published on the site of Khodorkovsky & Lebedev Communications Center.
Khodorkovsky says European court made concessions to Russian authorities
16:59 11/01/2012 MOSCOW, January 11 (RIA Novosti)
Jailed former Yukos head Mikhail Khodorkovsky said on Wednesday a European court ruling that found his case was not politically motivated was a concession to the Russian authorities.
Communist leader pledges pardon for Khodorkovsky if elected president
15:10 11/01/2012 MOSCOW, January 11 (RIA Novosti)
The leader of the Communist Party of Russia, Gennady Zyuganov, said on Wednesday he would pardon former Yukos head Mikhail Khodorkovsky if elected president.
Jailed tycoon Khodorkovsky to meet New Year in dark
20:54 23/12/2011 MOSCOW, December 23 (RIA Novosti)
Jailed Russian oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky will greet the New Year in the darkness when his cell lights are turned off at 10pm on December 31, his lawyer said on Friday.
Kremlin rights council urges annulment of Khodorkovsky verdict
15:29 21/12/2011 MOSCOW, December 21 (RIA Novosti)
An advisory council to Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has called for the second conviction against ex-tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky to be overturned.
First Mikhail Khodorkovsky trial ‘not political,’ European court upholds
10:16 17/12/2011 MOSCOW, December 17 (RIA Novosti)
The Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights has not backed a claim by jailed Russian oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky that his arrest and trial were politically motivated.
Putin could pardon Khodorkovsky if elected president
19:36 15/12/2011 MOSCOW, December 15 (RIA Novosti)
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Thursday said he may pardon former oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky if he is elected president next March.
Khodorkovsky lawyers file supervisory complaint over second verdict
16:28 29/11/2011 MOSCOW, November 29 (RIA Novosti)
Lawyers for jailed oil magnate Mikhail Khodorkovsky on Tuesday filed a supervisory complaint over the second verdict of Moscow’s Khamovniki court in which he was found guilty of embezzling oil and money laundering.
Khodorkovsky film premieres in Moscow despite cinema snub
15:03 25/11/2011 Alexei Korolyov for RIA Novosti
It has been a long wait, but despite alleged attempts to ban it and only one Moscow cinema agreeing to show it, a documentary about jailed oil tycoon and outspoken Kremlin critic Mikhail Khodorkovsky has made its debut in the Russian capital.
Khordokovsky rules out trading guilt admission for parole
10:06 08/11/2011 MOSCOW, November 8 (RIA Novosti)
Jailed Russian oligarch Mikhail Khodorkovsky has said he will never admit he is guilty of the crimes he was convicted of, even if offered early parole.
Khodorkovsky’s ex-cellmate to appeal second refusal to launch inquiry
09:31 02/11/2011 NOVOSIBIRSK, November 2 (RIA Novosti)
Lawyers of Alexander Kuchma, a former cellmate of jailed Russian tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky, will send a complaint on Wednesday to the district court of Chita on a lower court’s refusal to launch an inquiry over a broken wrist which he suffered at a correctional facility after he allegedly failed to kill Khodorkovsky.
Rally in support of Russia’s Khodorkovsky held near White House
06:22 26/10/2011 WASHINGTON, October 26 (RIA Novosti)
About 10 people gathered near the White House in Washington D.C. on Tuesday for a rally in support of jailed Russian tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky.
German investigators discover Khodorkovsky's 15 mln euro Swiss bank account
18:32 15/10/2011 MOSCOW, October 15 (RIA Novosti)
German investigators have accidentally come across bank accounts owned by jailed Russian tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky and members of his family during a raid at the Munster office of Swiss bank Julius Baer, a German newspaper reported on Saturday.
Aleksanyan was pressured to testify against Yukos - Khodorkovsky
14:17 06/10/2011 MOSCOW, October 6 (RIA Novosti)
Investigators offered former Yukos oil company Executive Vice President Vasily Aleksanyan medical treatment in exchange for testimony against his bosses, ex-Yukos CEO Mikhail Khodorkovsky said on Thursday.
Khodorkovsky to choose between meetings with journalists and relatives
19:54 05/10/2011 MOSCOW, October 5 (RIA Novosti)
Jailed tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky will have to choose between personal meetings with relatives and interviews with journalists, Russian Federal Penitentiary Service official said on Wednesday.
Former Yukos executive dies in Moscow - TV
06:09 04/10/2011 MOSCOW, October 4 (RIA Novosti)
Former executive vice president of the Yukos oil company, Vasily Alexanyan, died in Moscow on Monday aged 39 of AIDS-caused complications, the Dozhd TV channel reported citing his relatives.
Due West: The Kremlin vs. Yukos
18:32 21/09/2011 Weekly column by Konstantin von Eggert
The European Court of Human Rights verdict regarding the Yukos case is, frankly, not very good news for Mikhail Khodorkovsky and his supporters.
Yukos court ruling 'Kremlin's victory' - reports
15:58 21/09/2011 MOSCOW, September 21 (RIA Novosti)
The European Court of Human Rights' dismissal of the political motivation allegations in the Yukos case is a victory for the Russian government, Western media said.
European Court straddles the fence on Yukos
15:31 21/09/2011 RIA Novosti commentator Olga Barykova
The European Court on Human Rights (ECHR) has found that the Yukos trials were unfair but that the actions of Russia's tax authorities were not politically motivated.
European court delivers mixed ruling on Yukos
20:45 20/09/2011 MOSCOW, September 20 (RIA Novosti)
The European Court of Human Rights ruled on Tuesday that the Russian authorities had violated the rights of the now-defunct Yukos company, but rejected claims that the break-up of the oil giant was politically motivated.
Court orders transparency over knife attack on Khodorkovsky
13:23 20/09/2011 MOSCOW, September 20 (RIA Novosti)
A regional court has ordered prison authorities in Siberia to provide documents detailing an investigation into the beating of a prison inmate who attacked former billionaire Yukos boss Mikhail Khodorkovsky with a knife.
European court says Russian investigation into Yukos 'unfair'
12:24 20/09/2011 MOSCOW, September 20 (RIA Novosti)
The ECHR ruled on Tuesday that an investigation by Russia's tax authorities into bankrupt oil company Yukos was unfair and violated the firm's property rights.
Yukos 'not treated differently' from other companies – ECHR
12:21 20/09/2011 MOSCOW, September 20 (RIA Novosti)
The European Court of Human Rights ruled unanimously on Tuesday an investigation by Russian tax authorities against the Yukos oil company was not treated differently from other companies.
Russian court rules against Lebedev's parole appeal
17:09 16/09/2011 ARKHANGELSK, September 16 (RIA Novosti)
An Arkhangelsk regional court ruled that the earlier refused parole petition by ex-Yukos executive Platon Lebedev was legal, and his current appeal was again refused.
Khodorkovsky pre-trial detention was illegal – Supreme Court
13:17 13/09/2011 MOSCOW, September 13 (RIA Novosti)
Russia's Supreme Court has ruled that jailed former Yukos chief Mikhail Khodorkovsky and his business partner Platon Lebedev were illegally held in a Moscow pre-trial detention center for three months during their second trial.
Jailed tycoon Khodorkovsky gets two reprimands - lawyer
13:15 31/08/2011 MOSCOW, August 31 (RIA Novosti)
Jailed businessman Mikhail Khodorkovsky, who is seeking release on parole, has been reprimanded twice, his lawyer said on Wednesday.
Mikhail Khodorkovsky starts magazine column
15:19 29/08/2011 MOSCOW, August 29 (RIA Novosti)
The jailed oil magnate and outspoken Kremlin critic Mikhail Khodorkovsky has become a columnist with the campaigning Russian weekly The New Times.
Moscow court upholds Khodorkovsky parole rejection
14:38 04/08/2011 MOSCOW, August 4 (RIA Novosti)
Moscow City Court turned down on Thursday an appeal against a lower court's decision to uphold ex-tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky's second conviction for fraud.
Ex-Yukos executive Platon Lebedev denied parole
22:14 27/07/2011 VELSK (ARKHANGELSK REGION), July 27 (RIA Novosti)
An Arkhangelsk region court on Wednesday turned down ex-Yukos executive Platon Lebedev’s parole petition.
Court backtracks on jail statements at former Yukos boss parole hearing
18:30 27/07/2011 VELSK, July 27 (RIA Novosti)
The court considering parole for Platon Lebedev, the business partner of jailed Yukos tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky, agreed to accept previously rejected statements on Wednesday documenting infringements of the rules by Lebedev in prison.
Lebedev’s wardens are “decent and incorruptible people”
16:10 27/07/2011
The Velsk district court will hear the parole appeal filed by lawyers for former Menatep executive Platon Lebedev. The former oligarch shares a barracks with fraud, theft and robbery convicts, according to a RIA Novosti reporter who interviewed the staff at the Velsk facility.
Court rejects prison documents in Lebedev parole hearing
14:12 27/07/2011 VELSK, July 27 (RIA Novosti) -
The court considering parole for Platon Lebedev, a business partner of jailed tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky, rejected documents showing that he had infringed prison rules on Wednesday.
Ex-Yukos boss Lebedev returns to court for parole hearing
10:34 27/07/2011 VELSK (Archangelsk Region) July 27 (RIA Novosti)
Former Yukos oil company boss Platon Lebedev was taken back to the Velsk Regional court on Wednesday morning for the second day of his parole hearing.
Lebedev's parole consideration to continue Wednesday
19:24 26/07/2011 VELSK (ARKHANGELSK REGION ), July 26 (RIA Novosti)
The consideration of a request for parole from Platon Lebedev, the business partner and associate of jailed oil tycoon and outspoken Kremlin critic Mikhail Khodorkovsky, will continue on July 27.
Jailed businessman Lebedev offered job on opposition paper
15:10 26/07/2011 VELSK (ARKHANGELSK REGION), July 26 (RIA Novosti)
The editor-in-chief of opposition Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta offered a job with his paper to Platon Lebedev, the jailed former business partner of Yukos CEO Mikhail Khodorkovsky, at a court parole hearing on Tuesday.
Khodorkovsky's business partner Lebedev appeals sentence
17:39 21/07/2011 MOSCOW, July 21 (RIA Novosti)
Platon Lebedev, the business partner and associate of jailed oil tycoon and outspoken Kremlin critic Mikhail Khodorkovsky, filed an appeal against his sentence on Thursday.
Moscow court finds fugitive ex-head of Yukos subsidiary guilty of stealing oil
13:34 18/07/2011 MOSCOW, July 18 (RIA Novosti)
Moscow's Basmanny District Court on Monday found guilty in absentia Antonio Valdes-Garcia, the former head of Yukos trading company Fargoil, on charges of embezzling oil and laundering the proceeds.
Khodorkovsky defense to file repeat complaint
14:52 12/07/2011 MOSCOW, July 12 (RIA Novosti)
The defense counsel for former Yukos CEO Mikhail Khodorkovsky and his business partners Platon Lebedev will lodge a new complaint against their verdict, lawyer Vadim Klyuvgant said on Tuesday.
Russian Presidential Council to complete legal review of Khodorkovsky's case by fall
19:13 05/07/2011 NALCHIK, July 5 (RIA Novosti)
The Russian Presidential Council on Civil Society intends to complete a legal review of Mikhail Khodorkovsky's court case by fall, the head of the council, Mikhail Fedotov, said Tuesday.
Lebedev's parole to be considered end of July
12:49 01/07/2011 ARKHANGELSK, July 1 (RIA Novosti)
The consideration of a request for parole from Platon Lebedev, the business partner and associate of jailed oil tycoon and outspoken Kremlin critic Mikhail Khodorkovsky, has been set for July 26-27, a spokeswoman for the Arkhangelsk Regional Court said on Friday.
Court turns down Khodorkovsky's parole rejection appeal
18:05 30/06/2011 MOSCOW, June 30 (RIA Novosti)
A Moscow district court refused on Thursday to reconsider an appeal against parole rejection from jailed tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky's defense, his lawyer said on Thursday.
Khodorkovsky defense appeals parole rejection
16:02 28/06/2011 MOSCOW, June 28 (RIA Novosti)
Jailed tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky's defense has challenged a Moscow court's refusal to consider his parole petition, lawyer Natalya Terekhova said on Tuesday.
Khodorkovsky associate moved back to colony after Moscow video linkup
13:28 28/06/2011 ARKHANGELSK, June 28 (RIA Novosti)
Platon Lebedev, the business partner and associate of the jailed oil tycoon and outspoken Kremlin critic Mikhail Khodorkovsky, has been returned to a penal colony in Russia's northwestern Arkhangelsk region, police said on Tuesday.
Khodorkovsky, Lebedev should not be in jail, deserve to be released on parole - Prokhorov
15:31 25/06/2011 MOSCOW, June 25 (RIA Novosti)
Russian tycoon Mikhail Prokhorov and a new leader of the Right Cause party said Russian ex-tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky and his business partner Platon Lebedev should not be in jail and deserve a parole
Lawyers file parole request for Lebedev's release
17:18 24/06/2011 MOSCOW, June 24 (RIA Novosti)
The lawyers of Mikhail Khodorkovsky's business partner Platon Lebedev submitted on Friday a parole request with a court in the Arkhangelsk Region, the press center of the former Yukos oil company officials said on its website.
Lebedev to use video conference for Moscow City Court hearing
14:37 23/06/2011 MOSCOW, June 23 (RIA Novosti)
Mikhail Khodorkovsky's business partner Platon Lebedev will use a video conference from the pre-trial detention center in the city of Arkhangelsk to take part in a meeting of the presidium of Moscow City Court, Lebedev and Khodorkovsky's press service said on Thursday.
Court returns deficient appeal to Khodorkovsky lawyers
15:31 22/06/2011 MOSCOW, June 22 (RIA Novosti)
The Moscow City Court has returned to the lawyers of jailed Russian ex-tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky and his business partner Platon Lebedev an appeal against a court decision to close an outdated case on the alleged theft of shares from the Eastern Oil Company, a court spokeswoman said on Wednesday.
Khodorkovsky judges justify ruling at special news conference
14:33 21/06/2011 MOSCOW, June 21 (RIA Novosti)
Almost a month after a Moscow court threw out an appeal from jailed tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky, the three judges that heard the case held an unprecedented news conference on Tuesday to justify their decision.
Moscow court returns Khodorkovsky's parole request to pre-trial center
18:08 20/06/2011 MOSCOW, June 20 (RIA Novosti)
Moscow Preobrazhensky Court returned jailed tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky's request to be released on parole to a pre-trial detention center in Moscow, where he was moved last year to undergo a second trial and subsequent appeal hearing, Khodorkovsky's press service said.
Call for proceedings against Khodorkovsky judge rejected
16:19 20/06/2011 MOSCOW, June 20 (RIA Novosti)
Russia's Investigative Committee said on Monday it has rejected a request to open criminal proceedings against a judge of Moscow Khamovnichesky Court, who sentenced Russian tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky to a second term in jail in December.
Khodorkovsky's parole request may be considered by Karelian court
22:28 17/06/2011 PETROZAVODSK, June 17 (RIA Novosti)
Jailed tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky's request to be released on parole may be considered by a court in the city of Segezha, Tatyana Liminchuk, a spokeswoman for the Karelian prosecutor's office, said on Friday.
Khodorkovsky arrives at new prison
17:42 17/06/2011 PETROZAVODSK, June 17 (RIA Novosti)
Mikhail Khodorkovsky, the former boss of Yukos oil company convicted of embezzlement and tax fraud, was delivered to prison colony number seven near the town of Segezha in Russia's northwestern Karelia region, a source in the penal system administration said on Friday.
Khodorkovsky's relatives still unaware of his whereabouts
14:22 17/06/2011 MOSCOW, June 17 (RIA Novosti)
The wife of jailed former oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky says she has not yet received confirmation of her husband's whereabouts after he was moved from a detention center in the central Russian city of Vologda earlier this week.
Khodorkovsky to be moved to north Russian prison
16:28 15/06/2011 ST PETERSBURG, June 15 (RIA Novosti)
Jailed former oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky will be sent to a prison in the north-west Russian Karelia region close to the border with Finland, a source in the Russian penal administration said on Wednesday.
Khodorkovsky family still unaware of his whereabouts
14:18 15/06/2011 MOSCOW, June 15 (RIA Novosti)
The relatives and lawyers of jailed tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky are still unaware about which prison he has been transferred to, the businessman's lawyer Natalia Terekhova said on Wednesday.
Khodorkovsky's lawyers appeal closure of VNK case
21:43 14/06/2011 MOSCOW, June 14 (RIA Novosti)
Lawyers of the jailed Russian tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky and his business partner Platon Lebedev have filed a supervisory appeal against a court decision to close an outdated case on the theft of shares from the Eastern Oil Company, a court spokeswoman said on Tuesday.
'No evidence of abuse of process' in Khodorkovsky case
17:16 14/06/2011 MOSCOW, June 14 (RIA Novosti)
There is no evidence of any abuse of process in the trial of Mikhail Khodorkovsky, once Russia's richest man and his business partner Platon Lebedev, Investigative Committee spokesman Vladimir Markin said on Tuesday.
Former aide in Khodorkovsky trial to be questioned upon defense's request
12:15 14/06/2011 MOSCOW, June 14 (RIA Novosti)
Natalya Vasilyeva, a former court aide in the trial of Russia's once richest man Mikhail Khodorkovsky, has been summoned by the Investigative Committee after an official request, committee spokesman Vladimir Markin said on Tuesday.
Khodorkovsky, Lebedev to return to prison
18:59 10/06/2011
Former Yukos oil boss Mikhail Khodorkovsky and his business partner Platon Lebedev left their Moscow detention center on Friday to be transferred to a prison to serve the rest of their sentences for tax evasion and embezzlement, their lawyers said.
Khodorkovsky to return to prison on Friday
12:30 10/06/2011
Former Yukos oil boss Mikhail Khodorkovsky, sentenced to 13 years in a normal regime prison for tax evasion and embezzlement, will leave his Moscow detention cell and be sent to a prison to serve out the rest of his sentence, his lawyer Natalya Terekhova said on Friday.
Lawyer says Khodorkovsky 'readied' for transfer to Siberian colony
18:34 09/06/2011
Former Russian oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky has been moved to a regular block inside Moscow's notorious Matrosskaya Tishina prison after spending weeks in a special block while he was on trial.
Rights activists urge fair consideration of Khodorkovsky parole request
15:32 09/06/2011
Russian human rights activists published an open letter on Thursday calling for prosecutors to fairly consider a parole petition issued by jailed former oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky.
Khodorkovsky reissues parole request
18:01 07/06/2011
Former Yukos CEO Mikhail Khodorkovsky has reissued an appeal for release on parole that was returned to him earlier this week due to a lack of documentation, his lawyer said on Tuesday.
Russian court cuts sentence of ex-Yukos official by two months
17:05 07/06/2011
A court in central Russia reduced by two months on Tuesday the prison sentence handed to ex-Yukos executive Vladimir Pereverzin, despite his lawyers' demands for a two year reduction.
Khodorkovsky appeals again for parole
16:57 07/06/2011
Former Yukos CEO Mikhail Khodorkovsky has appealed again to a Moscow court for release on parole, his lawyer Vadim Klyuvgant said on Tuesday.
Moscow court returns parole requests to Khodorkovsky, Lebedev's lawyers
18:42 06/06/2011
The Preobrazhensky Court of Moscow has returned to lawyers of ex-Yukos CEO Mikhail Khodorkovsky and his business partner Platon Lebedev requests on releasing their clients on parole.
Lebedev says never heard of Yukos former executive before arrested
16:06 03/06/2011
Platon Lebedev, former executive officer of Group Menatep, and Mikhail Khodorkovsky's business partner, said before his arrest he had never heard of former Yukos executive Antonio Valdes-Garcia, accused of stealing oil from Khodorkovsky's firm and laundering the proceeds.
Khodorkovsky denies charges against former Yukos executive
15:18 02/06/2011
Ex-Yukos CEO Mikhail Khodorkovsky dismissed allegations that former Yukos executive Antonio Valdes-Garcia could have stolen oil from Khodorkovsky's firm and launder the proceeds, at a court session on Thursday.
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Lebedev’s wardens are “decent and incorruptible people”
16:10 27/07/2011
The Velsk district court will hear the parole appeal filed by lawyers for former Menatep executive Platon Lebedev. The former oligarch shares a barracks with fraud, theft and robbery convicts, according to a RIA Novosti reporter who interviewed the staff at the Velsk facility.
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The History of a Yukos CEO
Former oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky was arrested at Novosibirsk airport by the Russian prosecutor general's office on charges of fraud on October 25, 2003. Now Khodorkovsky and his business partner Platon Lebedev, who have already spent seven years behind bars for tax evasion, are facing new charges of embezzling 218 tons of oil from Khodorkovsky's former oil firm Yukos and laundering over 3 billion rubles ($97.5 million) in revenues. If found guilty, the two men face another seven years in jail.








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