The former CEO of Yukos oil giant compared to the diversion and illegal financial transactions totaling $ 25 billion. But the trial is also highly Political Mikhail Khodorkovsky again at the helm. The second trial of the former Russian oil tycoon, already sentenced to eight years in prison in 2005 opened Tuesday in Moscow. He faces more than 20 additional years for embezzlement on a large scale, the first hearing, preliminary, first and foremost must consider procedural matters.
The former CEO of Yukos oil giant and his associate Platon Lebedev appear for embezzlement and illegal financial transactions to the tune of 900 billion rubles (25 billion dollars) between 1998 and 2003. Supporters him
throw carnations
Khodorkovksi, 45, shouted "shame" upon arriving in an armored car to the court. Supporters him then threw carnations through the gates surrounding the building.
His previous trial has often been seen as inspired by the entourage of Vladimir Putin, then president, to restore state control over valuable oil assets and rein in an oligarch with political ambitions too assertive. Dmitry Medvedev calls for him, greater judicial independence but his intentions remain unclear in this case.
The "institutional change positives "in Russia
Seeming hope a new policy approach, Mikhail Khodorkovsky on Monday welcomed the" positive institutional changes in Russia and assured that his new trial would be a "show is not devoid of interest." With the arrival of Medvedev to the presidency in May 2008, the defense of the former CEO had already stated that "times had changed." But hopes for early release so far remained a dead letter.
The former oligarch who has already served more than half of his sentence remains highly unpopular in public opinion, number of Russians accusing him of having illegally enriched at the controversial privatizations of the 90s.
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