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New Khodorkovsky trial begins in Moscow with preliminary hearings
Preliminary hearings began Tuesday in the new trial of former Russian oil executive Mikhail Khodorkovsky [defense website; JURIST news archive] in a Moscow courtroom. Khodorkovsky and his former business partner Platon Lebedev are facing new charge (More) |
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Khodorkovsky transferred to Moscow to face new charges
Former Russian oil executive Mikhail Khodorkovsky [defense website, JURIST news archive] was transferred to Moscow on Tuesday to face new charges of embezzlement and theft, according to court officials. Platon Lebedev , Khodorkovsky's former (More) |
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New charges in Khodorkovksy case are baseless and undermine rule of law in Russia
Robert Amsterdam [Counsel for Mikhail Khodorkovsky]: "On January 27, 2009, Mikhail Khodorkovsky's defense team filed a stay motion to halt the unconscionable and illegal activities of prosecutors intent on bringing fresh charges against the (More) |
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Khodorkovsky to face new trial as Europe rights court accepts oil company lawsuit
A judge for the Khamovnichesky District Court in Moscow on Thursday ordered former Russian oil executive Mikhail Khodorkovsky [defense website; JURIST news archive] to be transferred to the Russian capital to face new charges including embezzlement (More) |
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Russian prosecutors filing new charges against Khodorkovsky
The Russian Prosecutor General's Office said Monday that additional charges will be filed against Russian oil magnate Mikhail Khodorkovsky [defense website; JURIST news archive]. The charges include allegations of embezzlement and theft, conte (More) |
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Russia antitrust authority rules oil producers broke competition laws
Russia's Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) Thursday announced that Russian oil companies Rosneft and LUKoil broke competition laws in the Russian market by fixing monopoly-like prices this summer. The FAS found Rosneft and LUKoil fixed high p (More) |
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Russia court extends prison term for former Yukos oil executive now in solitary
A Russian court on Wednesday extended the jail term of former Russian oil executive Mikhail Khodorkovsky [defense website; JURIST news archive] until February 2009. Khodorkovsky headed the now-bankrupt Yukos Oil Co. [Time backgrounder; JURIST news (More) |
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Khodorkovsky appeals parole rejection
A lawyer for imprisoned Russian oil magnate Mikhail Khodorkovsky [defense website; JURIST news archive] said Monday that the founder of the now-defunct Yukos oil company has appealed a Siberian court's rejection late last month of his request f (More) |
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Russian court denies early release for former Yukos Oil executive
A Russian court on Friday rejected an application for parole made by former Russian oil executive Mikhail Khodorkovsky [defense website; JURIST news archive], who applied for early release from Krasnokamensk penal colony [Guardian Khodork (More) |
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Former Yukos Oil executive applies for early release from Siberia prison
Lawyers for former Russian oil executive Mikhail Khodorkovsky [defense website; JURIST news archive] on Wednesday filed an application for his parole from the Krasnokamensk penal colony [Guardian Khodorkovsky backgrounder] in Siberia. Khodorkovsky (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.
