Published Date:
16 May 2005
A RUSSIAN court was today expected to deliver a verdict on oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky in a case that has also put the spotlight on Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Khodorkovsky’s trial on charges of fraud and tax evasion, as well as the state-sponsored dismantlement of his Yukos oil company, has been widely seen as Kremlin revenge for the support he once gave opposition parties. Prosecutors want Khodorkovsky, 41, to receive a ten-year sentence.
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Last Updated:
16 May 2005 9:27 AM
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Source:
Edinburgh Evening News
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Location:
Edinburgh
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Related Topics:
Yukos oil
