Court rejects Khodorkovsky appeals
Published: 17 March, 2009, 18:18
A Moscow court has turned down all appeals filed on behalf of former Yukos owner Mikhail Khodorkovsky and his business partner, Platon Lebedev.
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Published: 17 March, 2009, 18:18
A Moscow court has turned down all appeals filed on behalf of former Yukos owner Mikhail Khodorkovsky and his business partner, Platon Lebedev.