Khodorkovsky, Lebedev sentences mitigated to 11 yearsThe Presidium of the Moscow City Court reduced the sentences of Mikhail Khodorkovsky and his former business partner Platon Lebedev in a hearing for their appeal for supervisory review of the sentence both are currently serving out on oil theft and money laundering charges. They will be eligible for release in 2014.14:55 20.12.2012
Appeals against Khodorkovsky and Lebedev sentences to be heard on Dec.20The Moscow City Court will hear the supervisory appeals against the sentences of former YUKOS head Mikhail Khodorkovsky and his business partner Platon Lebedev, who were proscribed to 13 years in prison for oil theft and money laundering.10:58 05.12.2012
Khodorkovsky and Lebedev must apply to authorities for their release, says PMIn response to a question put to Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev by French journalists on the possibility of pardoning Russian oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky and his business partner Platon Lebedev, he said once again that it is not the authorities but the prisoners who should make the next step by filing for a pardon.11:01 26.11.2012
Khodorkovsky requests appeal hearing dateFormer YUKOS CEO Mikhail Khodorkovsky's defense team has filed a repeat request with the Moscow City Court to advise them of when its presidium will hear his sentencing appeal.15:33 19.10.2012
Khodorkovsky appeal not to be heard until Lebedev's term is mitigatedThe Moscow City Court presidium will hear the supervisory appeal against the sentence passed on former YUKOS head Mikhail Khodorkovsky and his former business partner Platon Lebedev, who were sentenced to 13 years in prison, until the ruling on mitigating Lebedev's sentence comes into effect.10:51 21.09.2012
No review granted for Khodorkovsky film claim against YandexThe Supreme Commercial Court returned Pravda.ru's application for supervisory review of a court ruling to recover 1.1 million rubles ($34,080) in compensation from Yandex for the latter's distribution of Andrei Karaulov's film, "Khodorkovsky. Pipes/Corpses".10:43 04.09.2012
Khodorkovsky film copyright infringement case to be heard in high courtThe Supreme Commercial Court has registered Pravda.Ru's repeat application to conduct a supervisory review of the court's refusal to grant its claim for a $37,290 recovery from RuTube for distributing Andrei Karaulov's film, "Khodorkovsky. Pipes/Corpses".17:25 29.08.2012
Yandex suit for Khodorkovsky film compensation appealedThe Supreme Commercial Court has registered an appeal by Pravda.Ru on the supervisory review of the court ruling which dismissed the recovery of 1.1 million rubles ($34,600) in compensation for the distribution of Andrei Karaulov's film "Khodorkovsky. Pipes/Corpses" from Yandex, a major Russian Internet search engine.13:22 24.08.2012
Khodorkovsky case to be scrutinized by entrepreneurs' rights centerThe government-backed body which safeguards the rights of businessmen, has initiated an independent expert analysis of the case against former YUKOS head Mikhail Khodorkovsky.17:58 21.08.2012
Khodorkovsky submits official request to Business Against Corruption centerMikhail Khodorkovsky has submitted a formal request and a package of documents for a review of his second case to the Business Against Corruption Center of Public Procedures through his lawyer, as Presidential Commissioner for Entrepreneurs' Rights Boris Titov advised him to do.14:11 09.08.2012
Business ombudsman proposes that Khodorkovsky request case appraisalPresidential Commissioner for Entrepreneurs' Rights Boris Titov has proposed former YUKOS head Mikhail Khodorkovsky to file a formal request for an analysis of his second case with the Business against Corruption Center of Public Procedures.10:13 03.08.2012
Business rights ombudsman to handle Khodorkovsky case on request onlyBusinessmen's rights commissioner Boris Titov will only deal with the case against former YUKOS CEO Mikhail Khodorkovsky if he submits a formal request.10:08 10.07.2012
Khodorkovsky wants Supreme Court chairman to consider his appealThe counsel for former YUKOS head Mikhail Khodorkovsky believes that Supreme Court Chairman Vyacheslav Lebedev should prepare a response to his appeal against his sentence even before he receives the formal letter.18:20 09.06.2012
Khodorkovsky seeks to cancel sentence in second YUKOS caseFormer YUKOS head Mikhail Khodorkovsky has asked Supreme Court Chairman Vyacheslav Lebedev to cancel the sentence in the second case against him, according to his press center.14:28 07.06.2012
Supreme Court dismisses Khodorkovsky appeal against second prison sentenceThe Supreme Court has denied the appeal filed by former YUKOS heads Mikhail Khodorkovsky and Platon Lebedev against their second prison sentence.16:47 18.05.2012
Khodorkovsky may be pardoned only upon request - MedvedevPresident Dmitry Medvedev has stated that he is not entitled to pardon any prisoner, including former YUKOS head Mikhail Khodorkovsky, if he does not plea for a pardon.14:43 26.04.2012
Action against RuTube for Khodorkovsky film dismissedThe Moscow District Federal Commercial Court validated the dismissal of Pravda.Ru's lawsuit to recover $40,500 in damages from RuTube for distributing Andrey Karaulov's film, "Khodorkovsky. Pipes/Corpses".13:53 16.04.2012
Tax evasion case featuring former YUKOS head submitted to courtA criminal case against Alexei Spirichev, head of several YUKOS subsidiaries, accused of tax evasion amounting to over $304.3 mln, has been submitted to court.14:52 10.04.2012
Human rights activists ask Medvedev to pardon 'political prisoners'Human rights activists and artists have sent a common request to President Dmitry Medvedev on Wednesday asking him to pardon so-called "political prisoners."17:30 04.04.2012
Law does not limit president's right to grant pardonLegislation does not limit the president's right to grant a pardon to any given prisoner even if he did not apply for one, Vadim Klyuvgant, counsel for Mikhail Khodorkovsky said on Tuesday.15:40 03.04.2012