Platon Lebedev to be released in July 2013Platon Lebedev, the jailed business partner of Russian oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky, will be released in July 2013 under an Arkhangelsk Region Velsk District Court ruling. The ruling reduces his prison term from 13 to 10 years.18:06 01.11.2012
Sentence mitigation for Khodorkovsky's partner to be reconsidered on Nov.1The Velsk District Court will examine once again on November 1 the possibility of mitigating the punishment of former YUKOS head Mikhail Khodorkovsky's one-time business partner Platon Lebedev, who received a 13-year prison sentence for alleged oil theft and money laundering.15:15 15.10.2012
Prosecutor's office to dispute reduction of Platon Lebedev's prison termThe Arkhangelsk Region Prosecutor's Office will appeal the court decision to reduce former Menatep head Platon Lebedev's prison term.17:22 10.08.2012
Arkhangelsk City Duma Deputy accused of $2mln tax evasionArkhangelsk City Duma Deputy Yuri Sukhanov has been accused of tax evasion amounting to more than $1.7 million.12:28 09.08.2012
Khodorkovsky partner to be released next yearThe Velsk Court in the Arkhangelsk Region has reduced the prison term of former Menatep head Platon Lebedev, sentenced to 13 years in prison, by three years and four months.11:49 08.08.2012
Khodorkovsky partner's appeal to mitigate punishment to be heard on Aug.7The Arkhangelsk Regional District Court will hear on August 7 former Menatep head Platon Lebedev's duplicate application to mitigate his punishment.16:05 16.07.2012
Khodorkovsky ex-partner's parole petition turned downArkhangelsk district court turned down former Menatep head Platon Lebedev's parole petition.14:31 09.07.2012
Unauthorized cruiser maintenance case to be reviewed by courtThe Severodvinsk court will hear a criminal case regarding the unlicensed repair of Admiral Gorshkov aviation cruiser.11:53 05.06.2012
Prosecutor's Office will not reverse denial of Lebedev's parole appealThe Arkhangelsk Regional Prosecutor's Office has found no violations of the law which would justify overturning the decision by the Velsk District Court to deny parole to Platon Lebedev.13:03 28.04.2012
Lawsuit against LUKOIL - Conoco Phillips joint venture suspended until April 19The Arkhangelsk Region Commercial Court suspended until April 19 its hearing of the environmental watchdog's $16.5 million lawsuit against Naryanmarneftegaz, a joint venture of Russia's LUKOIL oil company and U.S.-based Conoco Phillips.13:16 26.03.2012
Former Estonian spy chief charged with organizing Arctic Sea vessel hijackingThe Investigative Committee has charged in absentia former Estonian foreign intelligence coordinator, now historian and businessman Eerik-Niiles Kross with organizing the hijacking of an Arctic Sea dry cargo vessel in July 2009.14:53 13.01.2012
Prosecutors open case over $750,000 in housing funds embezzlementThe Prosecutor General's Office has initiated a criminal case in the embezzlement of $750,000 in public funds.15:48 23.09.2011
Khodorkovsky's business partner Platon Lebedev to appeal parole denialFormer Menatep head Platon Lebedev will appeal in the Supreme Court a lower-court's decision denying him parole.18:31 16.09.2011