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Russia, YUKOS, Khodorkovsky - JRL Excerpts 2005-11 - JRL Home
::A rival Khodorkovsky verdict appears
Controversial court aide Natalya Vasilyeva has produced what she claims is the "original" verdict in the Khodorkovsky case ... Tom Washington, Moscow News; JRL 2011-105, June 15, 2011

:: Allegations About Pressure on Yukos Judge "conjecture" - Investigative Committee
Russian Investigative Committee spokesman Vladimir Markin sought to rebut statements by Natalya Vasilyeva about pressure exerted on the judge in the second Yukos case ... Tom Washington, Moscow News; JRL 2011-105, June 15, 2011
:: Khodorkovsky Should Get $35,000 for Rights Abuse, Court Says
The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg has ruled that Russia must pay former YUKOS oil executive Mikhail Khodorkovsky $35,300 for violating his human rights by jailing him in "inhuman and degrading conditions" ... Ben Moshinsky, Bloomberg; JRL 2011-94, May 31, 2011
:: Signaling Thaw, Khodorkovsky Pops Up on State TV
State-owned NTV broadcast a prime-time report in which Khodorkovsky announced that he would seek parole, fueling speculation that the Kremlin might be edging towards freeing him ... Alexandra Odynova, Moscow Times; JRL 2011-94, May 31, 2011
:: Medvedev's warm words leave Khodorkovsky in the cold
Khodorkovsy and Lebedev are due to be released in 2017, although a third trial has been rumored ... Tom Washington, Moscow News; JRL 2011-90, May 20, 2011
:: Russian Activists Welcome President's Comments About Khodorkovskiy
Human Rights Watch believes that Russian President Dmitriy Medvedev's statement about former Yukos head Mikhail Khodorkovskiy is "momentous", as the Moscow City Court will hear an appeal against his conviction on 24 May ... Interfax; JRL 2011-89, May 19, 2011
:: Laughter Greets Khodorkovsky Delay
The Moscow City Court postponed an appeal over Khodorkovsky's latest sentencing, with his supporters arguing that the move was politically motivated, intended as a face-saving measure for Medvedev ahead of a major news conference ... Alexandra Odynova, Moscow Times; JRL 2011-88, May 18, 2011

:: Russian presidential aide 'ashamed' over Khodorkovsky allegations
A Medvedev legal adviser said he was ashamed to hear allegations that the judge in Khodorkovsky's second trial did not reach the verdict on his own ... RIA Novosti; JRL 2011-35, Feb. 25, 2011
:: Polygraph test says court spokeswoman did not lie in disclosing details of Khodorkovsky trial
Natalya Vasilyeva, aide to Judge Viktor Danilkin, who recently tried Khodorkovsky and Lebedev, has voluntarily passed a polygraph test, which showed that she did not lie in disclosing controversial details of the trial ... Interfax; JRL 2011-34, Feb. 24, 2011
:: Rights Activists Ask Prosecutor General to React to Vasilyeva Interview
Vasilyeva said that Judge Viktor Danilkin, who tried the Khodorkovsky case, was pressured when he imposed the sentence on Khodorkovsky ... Interfax; JRL 2011-28, Feb. 16, 2011
:: Presidential Human Rights Council to Conduct Evaluation of Khodorkovsky Case
The presidential human rights council will conduct an evaluation of the Mikhail Khodorkovsky case after the sentence goes into effect, and a separate decision on the case involving Hermitage Capital lawyer Sergei Magnitsky may be made ... Interfax; JRL 2011-28, Feb. 16, 2011
:: A Dangerous Appeal: Ruling Party Politician Says There Will Only Be One Victor in the Political Battle Between Khodorkovsky and Putin
A Russian opposition leader says he is concerned for the safety of the court aide who alleged yesterday that Judge Viktor Danilkin was forced to find oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky and his business partner Platon Lebedev guilty ... Tom Balmforth, Russia Profile; JRL 2011-28, Feb. 16, 2011
:: Khodorkovsky judge will not press charges against whistleblower aide
The Khodorkovsky trial was widely viewed as a political vendetta by Russia's powerful prime minister, Vladimir Putin, whom Khodorkovsky challenged by funding liberal opposition parties in the early 2000s ... RIA Novosti; JRL 2011-28, Feb. 16, 2011
:: Assistant: Judge Was Pressured on Yukos
The Moscow judge who sentenced ex-Yukos head Mikhail Khodorkovsky and his business partner to jail in December was pressured and did not even write the verdict he read, the judge's assistant said .. Alexandra Odynova, Moscow Times; JRL 2011-27, Feb. 15, 2011
:: Duma deputy: Dependence of Russian judges became obvious in Khodorkovsky trial
Vasilyeva said in an interview published in the February 14 issue of www.gazeta.ru that Justice Danilkin had been under constant pressure from the Moscow City Court during Khodorkovsky's and Lebedev's trial and that the ruling was actually written by somebody else and imposed on him ... Interfax; JRL 2011-27, Feb. 15, 2011
:: President may pardon Khodorkovsky without appeals - lawyer
The Russian president may pardon former Yukos CEO Mikhail Khodorkovsky without an appeal, Khodorkovsky's lawyer Vadim Klyuvgant told Interfax on Monday ... Interfax; JRL 2011-21, Feb. 7, 2011
:: Khodorkovsky sentence might be reduced by months
But however confident Khodorkovsky's and Lebedev's lawyer are for tomorrow, these three months are not going to have a great effect on their overall fate ... Tom Washington, Moscow News; JRL 2011-19, Feb. 3, 2011

:: Russian Literary Stars Launch Khodorkovsky Book In Moscow
Less than a month after jailed Russian oligarch Mikhail Khodorkovsky was sentenced to remain in prison until 2017, a book of his writings and interviews has been launched in Moscow ...
Kevin O'Flynn, RFE/RL; JRL 2011-15, Jan. 21, 2011
:: Kremlin aide says media twisted words on Khodorkovsky
The United States and European countries have lashed out at the verdict, voicing serious concerns of politicization ... RIA Novosti; JRL 2011-15, Jan. 21, 2011
:: Dvorkovich Fears Verdict Risk
The risk of doing business in Russia will increase in the eyes of many foreign investors after the second conviction of Yukos chief Mikhail Khodorkovsky last month, Kremlin economic aide Arkady Dvorkovich said ... Anatoly Medetsky, Moscow Times; JRL 2011-14, Jan. 20, 2011
:: Book on Khodorkovsky's thoughts released in Moscow
One of Russia's leading publishing houses, Eksmo, released a book of jailed former oil oligarch Mikhail Khodorkovsky's thoughts on Thursday, comprising articles and interviews over the past seven years of his imprisonment ... Tom Washington, Moscow News; JRL 2011-14, Jan. 20, 2011
:: Khodorkovsky Lawyers Soldier On
Lawyers for jailed former Yukos CEO Mikhail Khodorkovsky vowed to press ahead on multiple fronts to contest charges against their client, while Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov argued that the case would not deter foreign investors ... Alexandra Odynova, Moscow Times; JRL 2011-10, Jan. 14, 2011
:: Putting the Bout into Khodorkovsky: Lee Wolosky, The Man Who Launched the Hunt for Arms Trader Viktor Bout, Also Had Mikhail Khodorkovsky in his Sights
In 2000, the same year as he started the hunt for Bout, in a seminal article Wolosky accused Khodorkovsky of egregious crimes ... Graham Stack, Russia Profile; JRL 2011-9, Jan. 13, 2011
:: Two wrongs don't make a right
The second jailing of Mikhail Khodorkovsky has provoked a storm of righteous anger from the Western press, claiming that the charges against him (of stealing oil he had already served time for not paying taxes on) were something of a farce ... Tim Wall, Moscow News; JRL 2011-10, Jan. 14, 2011
:: The Khodorkovsky Omen
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin sent a clear and chilling signal on Dec. 16 that the "soft autocracy" of his first decade in power will become more oppressive in his second decade ... Michael Bohm, Moscow Times; JRL 2011-7, Jan. 11, 2011
:: Yukos Verdict Tests Balance of Ruling Tandem
Medvedev publicly scolded Putin for declaring that Khodorkovsky belonged in jail two weeks before the actual verdict, then was left red-faced when the judge sided with Putin and delivered a guilty ruling ...
Alexandra Odynova, Moscow Times; JRL 2011-7, Jan. 11, 2011
:: Pro-Kremlin party leader dismisses MEP criticism of Khodorkovsky case
Members of the European Parliament moved to impose economic sanctions and travel restrictions on Russian officials involved in ex-oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky's trial and conviction ... RIA Novosti; JRL 2011-7, Jan. 11, 2011

Russia, YUKOS, Khodorkovsky - JRL Excerpts 2005-10
:: Khodorkovsky's Conviction 'Detrimental' for Investors, VTB Says
Anastasia Ustinova, Bloomberg; JRL 2010-239; Dec. 31, 2010
:: Khodorkovsky - historic case notes
Andrei Liakhov; JRL 2010-238; Dec. 30, 2010
:: Economist says tycoon verdict will harm Russia's business climate
Interfax; JRL 2010-239; Dec. 31, 2010
:: Khodorkovsky Sentence "reflects The Weakness of Those in Authority" - Rock Star
Interfax; JRL 2010-239; Dec. 31, 2010
:: Russian MPs split on Yukos sentence
RIA-Novosti; JRL 2010-239; Dec. 31, 2010
:: Gref's Words Didn't Help Khodorkovsky
Alexandra Odynova, Moscow Times; JRL 2010-237; Dec. 29, 2010
:: Opposition dismayed by guilty verdict to Russian tycoon
Interfax; JRL 2010-236; Dec. 28, 2010
:: Triumphant Justice, Take Two
With Russia's Modernization Goals on the Line in the Khodorkovsky Case, Today's Guilty Verdict Again Hints That the Prisoner Won't Be Freed While Vladimir Putin Remains in Power
Tom Balmforth, Russia Profile; JRL 2010-236; Dec. 28, 2010
:: Khodorkovsky Faces More Prison in Oil-Theft Verdict
Henry Meyer, Anna Shiryaevskaya, Bloomberg; JRL 2010-236; Dec. 28, 2010
:: Khodorkovsky Verdict Is Postponed
Alexandra Odynova, Moscow Times; JRL 2010-231; Dec. 16, 2010
:: Russia's Khodorkovsky On Ice Ahead Of Verdict In Second Trial
Gregory Feifer, RFE/RL; JRL 2010-231; Dec. 16, 2010
:: Khodorkovsky Case Has Serious Political Aspect - Ombudsman Lukin
Interfax; JRL 2010-228; Dec. 10, 2010
:: Text, Audio Of Khodorkovsky's Final Statement
RFE/RL; JRL 2010-206; Nov. 3, 2010
:: Russian High Court Declares Khodorkovsky Co-Defendant's Arrest Illegal
From Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty; JRL #2009-234, Dec. 23, 2009.
:: An Old Grudge Revived: The Russian Government Has Much More to Fear from Strasbourg than from the Hague
By Roland Oliphant, from Russia Profile; JRL #2009-222, Dec. 3, 2009.
:: Poll reveals lack of interest in trial of former Yukos boss
From Interfax; JRL #2009-197, Oct. 27, 2009.
:: Former Yukos head not to request pardon, not guilty - interview
From Interfax; JRL #2009-151, Aug. 17, 2009.
:: Strasbourg court to hear Khodorkovsky's appeal in fall - minister
From Russian (government) Information Agency Novosti; JRL #2009-131, July 13, 2009.
:: Khodorkovsky Says He Will Seek Court Acquittal  
From Interfax; JRL #2009-102, June 2, 2009.
:: Medvedev: Wrong to consider outcome of second Yukos trial predictable
By Alexandra Odynova, from The Moscow Times; JRL #2009-62, March 31, 2009.
:: Cracks in the Credibility of the Yukos Case
By Alexandra Odynova, from The Moscow Times; JRL #2009-62, March 31, 2009.
:: Court Rejects Khodorkovsky Plea on First Day
By Alexandra Odynova, from The Moscow Times; JRL #2009-44, March 4, 2009.
:: Khodorkovsky’s best hope may come from the Kremlin
By Anna Arutunyan, from The Moscow News; JRL #2009-41, Feb. 27, 2009.
:: JAILED YUKOS FOUNDER REJECTS POLICY OF NON-COOPERATION WITH POWERS THAT BE
By Jonas Bernstein, from the Jamestown Foundation's Eurasia Daily Monitor; JRL #2008-182, Oct. 7, 2008.
:: Khodorkovsky's Release May Promote Russia's Investment Climate - Yurgens
From Interfax; JRL #2008-133, July 17, 2008.
:: Khodorkovsky Challenges Medvedev
By Miriam Elder, from The Moscow Times; JRL #2008-133, July 17, 2008.
:: Khodorkovsky's parole could be decided within a month
From Russian (government) Information Agency Novosti; JRL #2008-133, July 17, 2008.
:: Khodorkovsky could be freed in 2009 - paper
From Russian (government) Information Agency Novosti; JRL #2008-120, June 24, 2008.
:: Khodorkovsky's Parents Worry and Remember
By Mumin Shakirov, from The Moscow Times; JRL 2008-108, June 3, 2008.
:: Russian politician Nemtsov on Khodorkovskiy, united democratic opposition
From Interfax; JRL 2008-103, May 27, 2008.
:: Lynch Says He Will Sell Yukos Assets
From The Moscow Times; JRL 2007-178, Aug. 21, 2007.
:: Yukos Auction Has U.S. Winner
From Interfax; JRL 2007-111, May 16, 2007.
:: Yukos debt virtually repaid - bailiff
From Interfax; JRL 2007-111, May 16, 2007.
:: Siberian court refuses to hear Khodorkovskiy's appeal
From Interfax; JRL 2007-111, May 16, 2007.
:: Commentary on Yukos auction: Western critics: Khodorkovsky stole Yukos fair and square
From Lucy Komisar; JRL 2007-75, March 29, 2007.
:: TNK-BP Will Bid For Yukos Assets
By Miriam Elder, from The Moscow Times; JRL 2007-72, March 26, 2007.
:: Lord Browne’s Russian Easter Egg: The March 27 Yukos Assets Auction
From Mikhail Kazachkov; JRL 2007-72, March 26, 2007.
:: Nearly Half Of Russians Consider Khodorkovsky No Political Prisoner - Poll
From Interfax; JRL 2007-55, March 7, 2007.
:: Court upholds Yukos bankruptcy ruling
From Russian Information Agency Novosti; JRL 2006-191, Aug. 23, 2006.
:: Court Declares Yukos Bankrupt
By Valeria Korchagina, from The Moscow Times; JRL 2006-174, Aug. 2, 2006.
:: Court upholds ex-Yukos CEO Khodorkovsky 8-yr sentence
From Russian Invoformation Agency Novosti; JRL 2006-103, May 3, 2006. YUKOS Affair Part VII: Criminal Sentence and Appeals (HTML)
Click here for PDF version
:: Putin To Ask Justice Minister About Khodorkovskiy
From Interfax; JRL 2006-38, Feb. 8, 2006.
:: Khodorkovsky in solitary confinement for breaking prison rules
From Russian Information Agency Novosti; JRL 2006-23, Jan. 25, 2006.
:: Yukos Owners Serving Terms In Remote Areas For Safety Reasons - Official
From Interfax; JRL 2006-3, Jan. 3, 2006.
:: Russian Public Figures Appeal To West Over Human Rights
From Interfax; JRL #9297, Nov. 17, 2005.
:: re JRL 9289 Nathan Arnold
From Maj. (Ret.) Ronald Hamilton, USA; JRL #9290, Nov. 9, 2005.
:: Response to Major (Ret.) Ronald Hamilton’s JRL #9288 piece
From 1st Lieutenant Nathan Arnold, US Army Intelligence; JRL #9289, Nov. 8, 2005.
:: Rebuttal to Natan Sharansky's Washington Post "Bowing To Russia"
From Maj. (Ret.) Ronald Hamilton, USA; JRL #9288, Nov. 7, 2005.

:: Russian Prison Authorities Decide To Stop Talking to Media About Khodorkvoskiy
By Maksim Koshmarchuk, from Russian Information Agency Novosti; JRL #9287, Nov. 4, 2005.
:: Bar clears Khodorkovsky lawyers of ethics abuse accusations
From Russian Information Agency Novosti; JRL #9281, Oct. 28, 2005.
:: 2 Years On, Yukos Faces Final Curtain
By Catherine Belton, from The Moscow Times; JRL #9278, Oct. 25, 2005.
:: Khodorkovsky may be unemployed in penal colony - official
By Maksim Koshmarchuk, from Russian Information Agency Novosti; JRL #9274 Oct. 21, 2005.
:: Russia: Legal Dispute Stalls Khodorkovskii Appeal
By Claire Bigg, from Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty; JRL #9250, Sept. 21, 2005.
:: Khodorkovsky's, Lebedev's whereabouts still unknown
By Maxim Koshmarchuk, from Russian Information Agency Novosti; JRL #9265, Oct. 12, 2005.
:: Prosecutor General's office publishes full text of Khodorkovsky's sentence
From Interfax; JRL #9250, Oct. 11, 2005.
:: Russia: RFE/RL Speaks With Expelled Khodorkovskii Lawyer
From Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty; JRL #9250, Sept. 21, 2005.
:: Request for sources in Yukos affair
From Peter Clateman; JRL #9249, Sept. 20, 2005.
:: Paper Sheds Light on Yukos Sale
By Catherine Belton, from The Moscow Times; JRL #9225, Aug. 16, 2005.
:: Yukos may be sold to avoid bankruptcy - experts
From Russian Information Agency Novosti; JRL #9213, Aug. 4, 2005.
:: Moscow opposed Nevzlin meeting U.S. Congressmen
From Russian Information Agency Novosti; JRL #9200, July 14, 2005.
:: Letter to Senator Brownback [re: YUKOS, Khodorkovsky]
From Edward Lozansky; JRL #9198, July 12, 2005.
:: Yukos Still Pumping despite Everything
Viktor Gerashchenko reports on the production achievements of Yukos and hopes to start a dialogue with the authorities
By Dmitry Dokuchayev, from Moscow News; JRL #9194, July 7, 2005.
:: Yukos case had negative influence on Russia's image - Kremlin aide
From Interfax; JRL #9188, June 30, 2005.
:: Yukos and Adamov@JRL
From Sergey A. Sergeyev; JRL #9174, June 10, 2005.
:: KHODORKOVSKY AND ADAMOV: A TALE OF TWO TRIALS
By Peter Rutland, from The Jamestown Foundation's Eurasia Daily Monitor; JRL #9170, June 6, 2005.
:: Russia: Will Khodorkovskii Verdict Undermine Support For Opposition Parties?
By Claire Bigg, from Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty; JRL 9166, June 2, 2005.
:: The Money Trail Leading to Yugansk
By Catherine Belton, from The Moscow Times; JRL #9170, June 6, 2005.
:: Gorbachev vs. Khodorkovsky
"With his talent for tax-dodging he would have been behind bars in America long ago"
From Pravda.Ru; JRL #9170, June 6, 2005.
:: Yukos case made oil giants pay taxes - experts say
From Russian Information Agency Novosti; JRL #9170, June 6, 2005.
:: Shock and Then Boredom in Court
By Catherine Belton, from The Moscow Times; JRL #9165, June 1, 2005.
:: No decision on reversing Khodorkovsky judgment due until September
From Russian Information Agency Novosti; JRL #9165, June 1, 2005.
:: Only 4% of Russians think Khodorkovsky is innocent
From Russian Information Agency Novosti; JRL 9166, June 2, 2005.
:: Yukos calls sentence a "gross travesty of justice"
From Interfax; JRL 9162, May 31, 2005.
:: US congressman suggests expelling Russia from G8 for Khodorkovsky case
From Interfax; JRL 9162, May 31, 2005.
:: Financiers not commenting on Khodorkovsky verdict
From Interfax; JRL 9162, May 31, 2005.
:: Judges Hammer Defense's Case
By Catherine Belton, from The Moscow Times; JRL 9162, May 31, 2005.

 

 

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