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] 
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]
Khodorkovsky reissues parole request after court refused it for insufficient documentation
June 8, 2011
Former Russian oil executive Mikhail Khodorkovsky on Tuesday reissued an appeal for release on parole that was returned to him due to insufficient documentation. Khodorkovsky has served half of a 13-year sentence for fraud, theft and money laundering, which under Russian law makes him eligible for p....... [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]
Russia court finds Khodorkovsky guilty of embezzlement
December 27, 2010
The Khamovnichesky District Court in Moscow found former Russian oil executive Mikhail Khodorkovsky and his business partner Platon Lebedev guilty of embezzlement Monday. Khodorkovsky, the former owner of Yukos oil, and Lebedev were charged and convicted of embezzling 218 million tons of oil from Yu....... [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]
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