The Yukos two, Mikhail Khodorkovsky and Platon Lebedev have been found guilty of theft and money laundering.
"The court has established that Khodorkovsky and Lebedev have appropriated property using their staff positions," Judge Danilkin told the courtroom.
The court dropped some of the charges as the statute of limitations had expired, but did not embellish any further.
Both Khodorkovsky and Lebedev have maintained their innocence throughout. They claim the trials have been part of a vendetta against them, something the Kremlin denies.
The case has enjoyed a great deal of media attention and Khodorkovsky has been unrelenting in his criticism of the government and its alleged involvement. He said that a state that destroys its best companies and trusts only the bureaucracy and the special services is a sick state, the BBC reported.
Putin said earlier this month in his annual TV Q&A with the public that “a thief belongs in prison,” which Khodorkovsky’s lead lawyer Vadim Klyuvgant said “removed all doubt about who puts pressure on the court,” adding that his comments would be used in an appeal, should Khodorkovsky be found guilty, Bloomberg reported.
The Yukos two, Mikhail Khodorkovsky and Platon Lebedev have been found guilty of theft and money laundering.
The Yukos two, Mikhail Khodorkovsky and Platon Lebedev have been found guilty of theft and money laundering.
"The court has established that Khodorkovsky and Lebedev have appropriated property using their staff positions," Judge Danilkin told the courtroom.
The court dropped some of the charges as the statute of limitations had expired, but did not embellish any further.
Both Khodorkovsky and Lebedev have maintained their innocence throughout. They claim the trials have been part of a vendetta against them, something the Kremlin denies.
The case has enjoyed a great deal of media attention and Khodorkovsky has been unrelenting in his criticism of the government and its alleged involvement. He said that a state that destroys its best companies and trusts only the bureaucracy and the special services is a sick state, the BBC reported.
Putin said earlier this month in his annual TV Q&A with the public that “a thief belongs in prison,” which Khodorkovsky’s lead lawyer Vadim Klyuvgant said “removed all doubt about who puts pressure on the court,” adding that his comments would be used in an appeal, should Khodorkovsky be found guilty, Bloomberg reported.
The case has attracted onlookers both at home and abroad, “This trial is considered a test of the rule of law in Russia,” Ulrich Brandenburg, German Ambassador to Russia
The Yukos two, Mikhail Khodorkovsky and Platon Lebedev have been found guilty of theft and money laundering.
"The court has established that Khodorkovsky and Lebedev have appropriated property using their staff positions," Judge Danilkin told the courtroom.
The court dropped some of the charges as the statute of limitations had expired, but did not embellish any further.
Both Khodorkovsky and Lebedev have maintained their innocence throughout. They claim the trials have been part of a vendetta against them, something the Kremlin denies.
The case has enjoyed a great deal of media attention and Khodorkovsky has been unrelenting in his criticism of the government and its alleged involvement. He said that a state that destroys its best companies and trusts only the bureaucracy and the special services is a sick state, the BBC reported.
Putin said earlier this month in his annual TV Q&A with the public that “a thief belongs in prison,” which Khodorkovsky’s lead lawyer Vadim Klyuvgant said “removed all doubt about who puts pressure on the court,” adding that his comments would be used in an appeal, should Khodorkovsky be found guilty, Bloomberg reported.
The Yukos two, Mikhail Khodorkovsky and Platon Lebedev have been found guilty of theft and money laundering.
"The court has established that Khodorkovsky and Lebedev have appropriated property using their staff positions," Judge Danilkin told the courtroom.
The court dropped some of the charges as the statute of limitations had expired, but did not embellish any further.
Both Khodorkovsky and Lebedev have maintained their innocence throughout. They claim the trials have been part of a vendetta against them, something the Kremlin denies.
The case has enjoyed a great deal of media attention and Khodorkovsky has been unrelenting in his criticism of the government and its alleged involvement. He said that a state that destroys its best companies and trusts only the bureaucracy and the special services is a sick state, the BBC reported.
Putin said earlier this month in his annual TV Q&A with the public that “a thief belongs in prison,” which Khodorkovsky’s lead lawyer Vadim Klyuvgant said “removed all doubt about who puts pressure on the court,” adding that his comments would be used in an appeal, should Khodorkovsky be found guilty, Bloomberg reported.
The Yukos two, Mikhail Khodorkovsky and Platon Lebedev have been found guilty of theft and money laundering.
"The court has established that Khodorkovsky and Lebedev have appropriated property using their staff positions," Judge Danilkin told the courtroom.
The court dropped some of the charges as the statute of limitations had expired, but did not embellish any further.
Both Khodorkovsky and Lebedev have maintained their innocence throughout. They claim the trials have been part of a vendetta against them, something the Kremlin denies.
The case has enjoyed a great deal of media attention and Khodorkovsky has been unrelenting in his criticism of the government and its alleged involvement. He said that a state that destroys its best companies and trusts only the bureaucracy and the special services is a sick state, the BBC reported.
Putin said earlier this month in his annual TV Q&A with the public that “a thief belongs in prison,” which Khodorkovsky’s lead lawyer Vadim Klyuvgant said “removed all doubt about who puts pressure on the court,” adding that his comments would be used in an appeal, should Khodorkovsky be found guilty, Bloomberg reported.
The Yukos two, Mikhail Khodorkovsky and Platon Lebedev have been found guilty of theft and money laundering.
"The court has established that Khodorkovsky and Lebedev have appropriated property using their staff positions," Judge Danilkin told the courtroom.
The court dropped some of the charges as the statute of limitations had expired, but did not embellish any further.
Both Khodorkovsky and Lebedev have maintained their innocence throughout. They claim the trials have been part of a vendetta against them, something the Kremlin denies.
The case has enjoyed a great deal of media attention and Khodorkovsky has been unrelenting in his criticism of the government and its alleged involvement. He said that a state that destroys its best companies and trusts only the bureaucracy and the special services is a sick state, the BBC reported.
Putin said earlier this month in his annual TV Q&A with the public that “a thief belongs in prison,” which Khodorkovsky’s lead lawyer Vadim Klyuvgant said “removed all doubt about who puts pressure on the court,” adding that his comments would be used in an appeal, should Khodorkovsky be found guilty, Bloomberg reported.
The Yukos two, Mikhail Khodorkovsky and Platon Lebedev have been found guilty of theft and money laundering.
"The court has established that Khodorkovsky and Lebedev have appropriated property using their staff positions," Judge Danilkin told the courtroom.
The court dropped some of the charges as the statute of limitations had expired, but did not embellish any further.
Both Khodorkovsky and Lebedev have maintained their innocence throughout. They claim the trials have been part of a vendetta against them, something the Kremlin denies.
The case has enjoyed a great deal of media attention and Khodorkovsky has been unrelenting in his criticism of the government and its alleged involvement. He said that a state that destroys its best companies and trusts only the bureaucracy and the special services is a sick state, the BBC reported.
Putin said earlier this month in his annual TV Q&A with the public that “a thief belongs in prison,” which Khodorkovsky’s lead lawyer Vadim Klyuvgant said “removed all doubt about who puts pressure on the court,” adding that his comments would be used in an appeal, should Khodorkovsky be found guilty, Bloomberg reported.
The Yukos two, Mikhail Khodorkovsky and Platon Lebedev have been found guilty of theft and money laundering.
"The court has established that Khodorkovsky and Lebedev have appropriated property using their staff positions," Judge Danilkin told the courtroom.
The court dropped some of the charges as the statute of limitations had expired, but did not embellish any further.
Both Khodorkovsky and Lebedev have maintained their innocence throughout. They claim the trials have been part of a vendetta against them, something the Kremlin denies.
The case has enjoyed a great deal of media attention and Khodorkovsky has been unrelenting in his criticism of the government and its alleged involvement. He said that a state that destroys its best companies and trusts only the bureaucracy and the special services is a sick state, the BBC reported.
Putin said earlier this month in his annual TV Q&A with the public that “a thief belongs in prison,” which Khodorkovsky’s lead lawyer Vadim Klyuvgant said “removed all doubt about who puts pressure on the court,” adding that his comments would be used in an appeal, should Khodorkovsky be found guilty, Bloomberg reported.
The Yukos two, Mikhail Khodorkovsky and Platon Lebedev have been found guilty of theft and money laundering.
"The court has established that Khodorkovsky and Lebedev have appropriated property using their staff positions," Judge Danilkin told the courtroom.
The court dropped some of the charges as the statute of limitations had expired, but did not embellish any further.
Both Khodorkovsky and Lebedev have maintained their innocence throughout. They claim the trials have been part of a vendetta against them, something the Kremlin denies.
The case has enjoyed a great deal of media attention and Khodorkovsky has been unrelenting in his criticism of the government and its alleged involvement. He said that a state that destroys its best companies and trusts only the bureaucracy and the special services is a sick state, the BBC reported.
Putin said earlier this month in his annual TV Q&A with the public that “a thief belongs in prison,” which Khodorkovsky’s lead lawyer Vadim Klyuvgant said “removed all doubt about who puts pressure on the court,” adding that his comments would be used in an appeal, should Khodorkovsky be found guilty, Bloomberg reported.
The case has attracted onlookers both at home and abroad, “This trial is considered a test of the rule of law in Russia,” Ulrich Brandenburg, German Ambassador to Russia
"The court has established that Khodorkovsky and Lebedev have appropriated property using their staff positions," Judge Danilkin told the courtroom.
The court dropped some of the charges as the statute of limitations had expired, but did not embellish any further.
Both Khodorkovsky and Lebedev have maintained their innocence throughout. They claim the trials have been part of a vendetta against them, something the Kremlin denies.
The case has enjoyed a great deal of media attention and Khodorkovsky has been unrelenting in his criticism of the government and its alleged involvement. He said that a state that destroys its best companies and trusts only the bureaucracy and the special services is a sick state, the BBC reported.
Putin said earlier this month in his annual TV Q&A with the public that “a thief belongs in prison,” which Khodorkovsky’s lead lawyer Vadim Klyuvgant said “removed all doubt about who puts pressure on the court,” adding that his comments would be used in an appeal, should Khodorkovsky be found guilty, Bloomberg reported.
The Yukos two, Mikhail Khodorkovsky and Platon Lebedev have been found guilty of theft and money laundering.
"The court has established that Khodorkovsky and Lebedev have appropriated property using their staff positions," Judge Danilkin told the courtroom.
The court dropped some of the charges as the statute of limitations had expired, but did not embellish any further.
Both Khodorkovsky and Lebedev have maintained their innocence throughout. They claim the trials have been part of a vendetta against them, something the Kremlin denies.
The case has enjoyed a great deal of media attention and Khodorkovsky has been unrelenting in his criticism of the government and its alleged involvement. He said that a state that destroys its best companies and trusts only the bureaucracy and the special services is a sick state, the BBC reported.
Putin said earlier this month in his annual TV Q&A with the public that “a thief belongs in prison,” which Khodorkovsky’s lead lawyer Vadim Klyuvgant said “removed all doubt about who puts pressure on the court,” adding that his comments would be used in an appeal, should Khodorkovsky be found guilty, Bloomberg reported.
The Yukos two, Mikhail Khodorkovsky and Platon Lebedev have been found guilty of theft and money laundering.
The Yukos two, Mikhail Khodorkovsky and Platon Lebedev have been found guilty of theft and money laundering.
"The court has established that Khodorkovsky and Lebedev have appropriated property using their staff positions," Judge Danilkin told the courtroom.
The court dropped some of the charges as the statute of limitations had expired, but did not embellish any further.
Both Khodorkovsky and Lebedev have maintained their innocence throughout. They claim the trials have been part of a vendetta against them, something the Kremlin denies.
The case has enjoyed a great deal of media attention and Khodorkovsky has been unrelenting in his criticism of the government and its alleged involvement. He said that a state that destroys its best companies and trusts only the bureaucracy and the special services is a sick state, the BBC reported.
Putin said earlier this month in his annual TV Q&A with the public that “a thief belongs in prison,” which Khodorkovsky’s lead lawyer Vadim Klyuvgant said “removed all doubt about who puts pressure on the court,” adding that his comments would be used in an appeal, should Khodorkovsky be found guilty, Bloomberg reported.
The case has attracted onlookers both at home and abroad, “This trial is considered a test of the rule of law in Russia,” Ulrich Brandenburg, German Ambassador to Russia
The Yukos two, Mikhail Khodorkovsky and Platon Lebedev have been found guilty of theft and money laundering.
"The court has established that Khodorkovsky and Lebedev have appropriated property using their staff positions," Judge Danilkin told the courtroom.
The court dropped some of the charges as the statute of limitations had expired, but did not embellish any further.
Both Khodorkovsky and Lebedev have maintained their innocence throughout. They claim the trials have been part of a vendetta against them, something the Kremlin denies.
The case has enjoyed a great deal of media attention and Khodorkovsky has been unrelenting in his criticism of the government and its alleged involvement. He said that a state that destroys its best companies and trusts only the bureaucracy and the special services is a sick state, the BBC reported.
Putin said earlier this month in his annual TV Q&A with the public that “a thief belongs in prison,” which Khodorkovsky’s lead lawyer Vadim Klyuvgant said “removed all doubt about who puts pressure on the court,” adding that his comments would be used in an appeal, should Khodorkovsky be found guilty, Bloomberg reported.
The Yukos two, Mikhail Khodorkovsky and Platon Lebedev have been found guilty of theft and money laundering.
"The court has established that Khodorkovsky and Lebedev have appropriated property using their staff positions," Judge Danilkin told the courtroom.
The court dropped some of the charges as the statute of limitations had expired, but did not embellish any further.
Both Khodorkovsky and Lebedev have maintained their innocence throughout. They claim the trials have been part of a vendetta against them, something the Kremlin denies.
The case has enjoyed a great deal of media attention and Khodorkovsky has been unrelenting in his criticism of the government and its alleged involvement. He said that a state that destroys its best companies and trusts only the bureaucracy and the special services is a sick state, the BBC reported.
Putin said earlier this month in his annual TV Q&A with the public that “a thief belongs in prison,” which Khodorkovsky’s lead lawyer Vadim Klyuvgant said “removed all doubt about who puts pressure on the court,” adding that his comments would be used in an appeal, should Khodorkovsky be found guilty, Bloomberg reported.
The Yukos two, Mikhail Khodorkovsky and Platon Lebedev have been found guilty of theft and money laundering.
"The court has established that Khodorkovsky and Lebedev have appropriated property using their staff positions," Judge Danilkin told the courtroom.
The court dropped some of the charges as the statute of limitations had expired, but did not embellish any further.
Both Khodorkovsky and Lebedev have maintained their innocence throughout. They claim the trials have been part of a vendetta against them, something the Kremlin denies.
The case has enjoyed a great deal of media attention and Khodorkovsky has been unrelenting in his criticism of the government and its alleged involvement. He said that a state that destroys its best companies and trusts only the bureaucracy and the special services is a sick state, the BBC reported.
Putin said earlier this month in his annual TV Q&A with the public that “a thief belongs in prison,” which Khodorkovsky’s lead lawyer Vadim Klyuvgant said “removed all doubt about who puts pressure on the court,” adding that his comments would be used in an appeal, should Khodorkovsky be found guilty, Bloomberg reported.
The Yukos two, Mikhail Khodorkovsky and Platon Lebedev have been found guilty of theft and money laundering.
"The court has established that Khodorkovsky and Lebedev have appropriated property using their staff positions," Judge Danilkin told the courtroom.
The court dropped some of the charges as the statute of limitations had expired, but did not embellish any further.
Both Khodorkovsky and Lebedev have maintained their innocence throughout. They claim the trials have been part of a vendetta against them, something the Kremlin denies.
The case has enjoyed a great deal of media attention and Khodorkovsky has been unrelenting in his criticism of the government and its alleged involvement. He said that a state that destroys its best companies and trusts only the bureaucracy and the special services is a sick state, the BBC reported.
Putin said earlier this month in his annual TV Q&A with the public that “a thief belongs in prison,” which Khodorkovsky’s lead lawyer Vadim Klyuvgant said “removed all doubt about who puts pressure on the court,” adding that his comments would be used in an appeal, should Khodorkovsky be found guilty, Bloomberg reported.
The Yukos two, Mikhail Khodorkovsky and Platon Lebedev have been found guilty of theft and money laundering.
"The court has established that Khodorkovsky and Lebedev have appropriated property using their staff positions," Judge Danilkin told the courtroom.
The court dropped some of the charges as the statute of limitations had expired, but did not embellish any further.
Both Khodorkovsky and Lebedev have maintained their innocence throughout. They claim the trials have been part of a vendetta against them, something the Kremlin denies.
The case has enjoyed a great deal of media attention and Khodorkovsky has been unrelenting in his criticism of the government and its alleged involvement. He said that a state that destroys its best companies and trusts only the bureaucracy and the special services is a sick state, the BBC reported.
Putin said earlier this month in his annual TV Q&A with the public that “a thief belongs in prison,” which Khodorkovsky’s lead lawyer Vadim Klyuvgant said “removed all doubt about who puts pressure on the court,” adding that his comments would be used in an appeal, should Khodorkovsky be found guilty, Bloomberg reported.
The Yukos two, Mikhail Khodorkovsky and Platon Lebedev have been found guilty of theft and money laundering.
"The court has established that Khodorkovsky and Lebedev have appropriated property using their staff positions," Judge Danilkin told the courtroom.
The court dropped some of the charges as the statute of limitations had expired, but did not embellish any further.
Both Khodorkovsky and Lebedev have maintained their innocence throughout. They claim the trials have been part of a vendetta against them, something the Kremlin denies.
The case has enjoyed a great deal of media attention and Khodorkovsky has been unrelenting in his criticism of the government and its alleged involvement. He said that a state that destroys its best companies and trusts only the bureaucracy and the special services is a sick state, the BBC reported.
Putin said earlier this month in his annual TV Q&A with the public that “a thief belongs in prison,” which Khodorkovsky’s lead lawyer Vadim Klyuvgant said “removed all doubt about who puts pressure on the court,” adding that his comments would be used in an appeal, should Khodorkovsky be found guilty, Bloomberg reported.
The Yukos two, Mikhail Khodorkovsky and Platon Lebedev have been found guilty of theft and money laundering.
"The court has established that Khodorkovsky and Lebedev have appropriated property using their staff positions," Judge Danilkin told the courtroom.
The court dropped some of the charges as the statute of limitations had expired, but did not embellish any further.
Both Khodorkovsky and Lebedev have maintained their innocence throughout. They claim the trials have been part of a vendetta against them, something the Kremlin denies.
The case has enjoyed a great deal of media attention and Khodorkovsky has been unrelenting in his criticism of the government and its alleged involvement. He said that a state that destroys its best companies and trusts only the bureaucracy and the special services is a sick state, the BBC reported.
Putin said earlier this month in his annual TV Q&A with the public that “a thief belongs in prison,” which Khodorkovsky’s lead lawyer Vadim Klyuvgant said “removed all doubt about who puts pressure on the court,” adding that his comments would be used in an appeal, should Khodorkovsky be found guilty, Bloomberg reported.
The case has attracted onlookers both at home and abroad, “This trial is considered a test of the rule of law in Russia,” Ulrich Brandenburg, German Ambassador to Russia
"The court has established that Khodorkovsky and Lebedev have appropriated property using their staff positions," Judge Danilkin told the courtroom.
The court dropped some of the charges as the statute of limitations had expired, but did not embellish any further.
Both Khodorkovsky and Lebedev have maintained their innocence throughout. They claim the trials have been part of a vendetta against them, something the Kremlin denies.
The case has enjoyed a great deal of media attention and Khodorkovsky has been unrelenting in his criticism of the government and its alleged involvement. He said that a state that destroys its best companies and trusts only the bureaucracy and the special services is a sick state, the BBC reported.
Putin said earlier this month in his annual TV Q&A with the public that “a thief belongs in prison,” which Khodorkovsky’s lead lawyer Vadim Klyuvgant said “removed all doubt about who puts pressure on the court,” adding that his comments would be used in an appeal, should Khodorkovsky be found guilty, Bloomberg reported.
The Yukos two, Mikhail Khodorkovsky and Platon Lebedev have been found guilty of theft and money laundering.
"The court has established that Khodorkovsky and Lebedev have appropriated property using their staff positions," Judge Danilkin told the courtroom.
The court dropped some of the charges as the statute of limitations had expired, but did not embellish any further.
Both Khodorkovsky and Lebedev have maintained their innocence throughout. They claim the trials have been part of a vendetta against them, something the Kremlin denies.
The case has enjoyed a great deal of media attention and Khodorkovsky has been unrelenting in his criticism of the government and its alleged involvement. He said that a state that destroys its best companies and trusts only the bureaucracy and the special services is a sick state, the BBC reported.
Putin said earlier this month in his annual TV Q&A with the public that “a thief belongs in prison,” which Khodorkovsky’s lead lawyer Vadim Klyuvgant said “removed all doubt about who puts pressure on the court,” adding that his comments would be used in an appeal, should Khodorkovsky be found guilty, Bloomberg reported.
The Yukos two, Mikhail Khodorkovsky and Platon Lebedev have been found guilty of theft and money laundering.
The Yukos two, Mikhail Khodorkovsky and Platon Lebedev have been found guilty of theft and money laundering.
"The court has established that Khodorkovsky and Lebedev have appropriated property using their staff positions," Judge Danilkin told the courtroom.
The court dropped some of the charges as the statute of limitations had expired, but did not embellish any further.
Both Khodorkovsky and Lebedev have maintained their innocence throughout. They claim the trials have been part of a vendetta against them, something the Kremlin denies.
The case has enjoyed a great deal of media attention and Khodorkovsky has been unrelenting in his criticism of the government and its alleged involvement. He said that a state that destroys its best companies and trusts only the bureaucracy and the special services is a sick state, the BBC reported.
Putin said earlier this month in his annual TV Q&A with the public that “a thief belongs in prison,” which Khodorkovsky’s lead lawyer Vadim Klyuvgant said “removed all doubt about who puts pressure on the court,” adding that his comments would be used in an appeal, should Khodorkovsky be found guilty, Bloomberg reported.
The case has attracted onlookers both at home and abroad, “This trial is considered a test of the rule of law in Russia,” Ulrich Brandenburg, German Ambassador to Russia
The Yukos two, Mikhail Khodorkovsky and Platon Lebedev have been found guilty of theft and money laundering.
"The court has established that Khodorkovsky and Lebedev have appropriated property using their staff positions," Judge Danilkin told the courtroom.
The court dropped some of the charges as the statute of limitations had expired, but did not embellish any further.
Both Khodorkovsky and Lebedev have maintained their innocence throughout. They claim the trials have been part of a vendetta against them, something the Kremlin denies.
The case has enjoyed a great deal of media attention and Khodorkovsky has been unrelenting in his criticism of the government and its alleged involvement. He said that a state that destroys its best companies and trusts only the bureaucracy and the special services is a sick state, the BBC reported.
Putin said earlier this month in his annual TV Q&A with the public that “a thief belongs in prison,” which Khodorkovsky’s lead lawyer Vadim Klyuvgant said “removed all doubt about who puts pressure on the court,” adding that his comments would be used in an appeal, should Khodorkovsky be found guilty, Bloomberg reported.
The Yukos two, Mikhail Khodorkovsky and Platon Lebedev have been found guilty of theft and money laundering.
"The court has established that Khodorkovsky and Lebedev have appropriated property using their staff positions," Judge Danilkin told the courtroom.
The court dropped some of the charges as the statute of limitations had expired, but did not embellish any further.
Both Khodorkovsky and Lebedev have maintained their innocence throughout. They claim the trials have been part of a vendetta against them, something the Kremlin denies.
The case has enjoyed a great deal of media attention and Khodorkovsky has been unrelenting in his criticism of the government and its alleged involvement. He said that a state that destroys its best companies and trusts only the bureaucracy and the special services is a sick state, the BBC reported.
Putin said earlier this month in his annual TV Q&A with the public that “a thief belongs in prison,” which Khodorkovsky’s lead lawyer Vadim Klyuvgant said “removed all doubt about who puts pressure on the court,” adding that his comments would be used in an appeal, should Khodorkovsky be found guilty, Bloomberg reported.
The Yukos two, Mikhail Khodorkovsky and Platon Lebedev have been found guilty of theft and money laundering.
"The court has established that Khodorkovsky and Lebedev have appropriated property using their staff positions," Judge Danilkin told the courtroom.
The court dropped some of the charges as the statute of limitations had expired, but did not embellish any further.
Both Khodorkovsky and Lebedev have maintained their innocence throughout. They claim the trials have been part of a vendetta against them, something the Kremlin denies.
The case has enjoyed a great deal of media attention and Khodorkovsky has been unrelenting in his criticism of the government and its alleged involvement. He said that a state that destroys its best companies and trusts only the bureaucracy and the special services is a sick state, the BBC reported.
Putin said earlier this month in his annual TV Q&A with the public that “a thief belongs in prison,” which Khodorkovsky’s lead lawyer Vadim Klyuvgant said “removed all doubt about who puts pressure on the court,” adding that his comments would be used in an appeal, should Khodorkovsky be found guilty, Bloomberg reported.
The Yukos two, Mikhail Khodorkovsky and Platon Lebedev have been found guilty of theft and money laundering.
"The court has established that Khodorkovsky and Lebedev have appropriated property using their staff positions," Judge Danilkin told the courtroom.
The court dropped some of the charges as the statute of limitations had expired, but did not embellish any further.
Both Khodorkovsky and Lebedev have maintained their innocence throughout. They claim the trials have been part of a vendetta against them, something the Kremlin denies.
The case has enjoyed a great deal of media attention and Khodorkovsky has been unrelenting in his criticism of the government and its alleged involvement. He said that a state that destroys its best companies and trusts only the bureaucracy and the special services is a sick state, the BBC reported.
Putin said earlier this month in his annual TV Q&A with the public that “a thief belongs in prison,” which Khodorkovsky’s lead lawyer Vadim Klyuvgant said “removed all doubt about who puts pressure on the court,” adding that his comments would be used in an appeal, should Khodorkovsky be found guilty, Bloomberg reported.
The Yukos two, Mikhail Khodorkovsky and Platon Lebedev have been found guilty of theft and money laundering.
"The court has established that Khodorkovsky and Lebedev have appropriated property using their staff positions," Judge Danilkin told the courtroom.
The court dropped some of the charges as the statute of limitations had expired, but did not embellish any further.
Both Khodorkovsky and Lebedev have maintained their innocence throughout. They claim the trials have been part of a vendetta against them, something the Kremlin denies.
The case has enjoyed a great deal of media attention and Khodorkovsky has been unrelenting in his criticism of the government and its alleged involvement. He said that a state that destroys its best companies and trusts only the bureaucracy and the special services is a sick state, the BBC reported.
Putin said earlier this month in his annual TV Q&A with the public that “a thief belongs in prison,” which Khodorkovsky’s lead lawyer Vadim Klyuvgant said “removed all doubt about who puts pressure on the court,” adding that his comments would be used in an appeal, should Khodorkovsky be found guilty, Bloomberg reported.
The Yukos two, Mikhail Khodorkovsky and Platon Lebedev have been found guilty of theft and money laundering.
"The court has established that Khodorkovsky and Lebedev have appropriated property using their staff positions," Judge Danilkin told the courtroom.
The court dropped some of the charges as the statute of limitations had expired, but did not embellish any further.
Both Khodorkovsky and Lebedev have maintained their innocence throughout. They claim the trials have been part of a vendetta against them, something the Kremlin denies.
The case has enjoyed a great deal of media attention and Khodorkovsky has been unrelenting in his criticism of the government and its alleged involvement. He said that a state that destroys its best companies and trusts only the bureaucracy and the special services is a sick state, the BBC reported.
Putin said earlier this month in his annual TV Q&A with the public that “a thief belongs in prison,” which Khodorkovsky’s lead lawyer Vadim Klyuvgant said “removed all doubt about who puts pressure on the court,” adding that his comments would be used in an appeal, should Khodorkovsky be found guilty, Bloomberg reported.
The Yukos two, Mikhail Khodorkovsky and Platon Lebedev have been found guilty of theft and money laundering.
"The court has established that Khodorkovsky and Lebedev have appropriated property using their staff positions," Judge Danilkin told the courtroom.
The court dropped some of the charges as the statute of limitations had expired, but did not embellish any further.
Both Khodorkovsky and Lebedev have maintained their innocence throughout. They claim the trials have been part of a vendetta against them, something the Kremlin denies.
The case has enjoyed a great deal of media attention and Khodorkovsky has been unrelenting in his criticism of the government and its alleged involvement. He said that a state that destroys its best companies and trusts only the bureaucracy and the special services is a sick state, the BBC reported.
Putin said earlier this month in his annual TV Q&A with the public that “a thief belongs in prison,” which Khodorkovsky’s lead lawyer Vadim Klyuvgant said “removed all doubt about who puts pressure on the court,” adding that his comments would be used in an appeal, should Khodorkovsky be found guilty, Bloomberg reported.
The case has attracted onlookers both at home and abroad, “This trial is considered a test of the rule of law in Russia,” Ulrich Brandenburg, German Ambassador to Russia
"The court has established that Khodorkovsky and Lebedev have appropriated property using their staff positions," Judge Danilkin told the courtroom.
The court dropped some of the charges as the statute of limitations had expired, but did not embellish any further.
Both Khodorkovsky and Lebedev have maintained their innocence throughout. They claim the trials have been part of a vendetta against them, something the Kremlin denies.
The case has enjoyed a great deal of media attention and Khodorkovsky has been unrelenting in his criticism of the government and its alleged involvement. He said that a state that destroys its best companies and trusts only the bureaucracy and the special services is a sick state, the BBC reported.
Putin said earlier this month in his annual TV Q&A with the public that “a thief belongs in prison,” which Khodorkovsky’s lead lawyer Vadim Klyuvgant said “removed all doubt about who puts pressure on the court,” adding that his comments would be used in an appeal, should Khodorkovsky be found guilty, Bloomberg reported.
The case has attracted onlookers both at home and abroad, “This trial is considered a test of the rule of law in Russia,” Ulrich Brandenburg, German Ambassador to Russia
