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Russia judicial reform urged by Council of Europe
The Council of Europe (COE) on Tuesday urged substantial reforms to correct systemic problems in the Russian legal system, including the prevalence of political prosecutions and a lack of judicial independence. A report presented by COE Committee (More) |
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Russia judicial reform essential: Khodorkovsky
Former oil executive Mikhail Khodorkovsky [defense website; JURIST news archive] called for a reform of Russia's court system in an article published Monday in the weekly magazine Kommersant Vlast . The jailed former Yukos chief executive said (More) |
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Rejection of Khodorkovsky appeal latest example of due process failures
Robert Amsterdam [counsel for Mikhail Khodorkovsky]: "This summer, a second trial is being carried out by the Russian government against Mikhail Khodorkovsky - once Russia's most successful oil executive and opposition financier. As may be (More) |
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Russia court rejects Khodorkovsky appeals
The Moscow City Court on Monday rejected the appeals of former Yukos chief executive Mikhail Khodorkovsky [defense website; JURIST news archive] and his former business partner Platon Lebedev . The court dismissed all appeals from the preliminary (More) |
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Russia court orders release of former Yukos lawyer
A Russian court Tuesday ordered the release on parole of Svetlana Bakhmina, the former lawyer for Russian oil firm OAS Yukos Oil Co. . Bakhmina was convicted of embezzlement and tax evasion in 2006 for her part in a scheme to strip assets worth ov (More) |
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Khodorkovsky pleads not guilty to embezzlement and money laundering
Russian oil executive Mikhail Khodorkovsky [defense website; JURIST news archive] and his former business partner Platon Lebedev pleaded not guilty Monday to charges of money laundering and embezzlement. Khodorkovsky made two statements to the cour (More) |
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Khodorkovsky embezzlement trial begins as court refuses request for Putin testimony
A Russian court heard arguments Tuesday at the start of the trial of former Russian oil executive Mikhail Khodorkovsky [defense website; JURIST news archive] and his former business partner Platon Lebedev on embezzlement and money laundering charge (More) |
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Russia trials without juries unfair to accused: Khodorkovsky
Russian trials decided by juries are currently restricted, creating hopeless situations for those accused of crimes who choose not to plead guilty, according to former oil executive Mikhail Khodorkovsky [defense website; JURIST news archive] on Frid (More) |
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Russia court refuses request to drop new Khodorkovsky charges
A Russian court Tuesday refused a request by defense lawyers to drop new embezzlement and money laundering charges against former Russian oil executive Mikhail Khodorkovsky [defense website; JURIST news archive] and his former business partner Plat (More) |
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Khodorkovsky seeks dismissal of new charges for lack of evidence
Defense lawyers for former Russian oil executive Mikhail Khodorkovsky [defense website; JURIST news archive] on Friday sought to have new charges of embezzlement and money laundering against Khordorkovsky and his former business part (More) |
Bruno Hauptmann executed for kidnap, murder of Lindbergh baby
On April 3, 1936, Bruno Hauptmann was executed by electric chair for the kidnapping and murder of the Charles Lindbergh baby.
Read more about the trial of Bruno Hauptmann in JURIST's Famous Trials series.
