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Russian officials accuse Mikhail Khodorkovsky over 1998 mayor killing | Russian officials accuse Mikhail Khodorkovsky over 1998 mayor killing |
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Russia’s top investigative agency has accused exiled tycoon and former prisoner Mikhail Khodorkovsky of involvement in the 1998 killing of a Siberian mayor, accusations he has dismissed as false. | Russia’s top investigative agency has accused exiled tycoon and former prisoner Mikhail Khodorkovsky of involvement in the 1998 killing of a Siberian mayor, accusations he has dismissed as false. |
The Investigative Committee said on Friday that an inquiry had revealed Khodorkovsky was involved in the murder of Vladimir Petukhov, the mayor of Nefteyugansk, the town where Khodorkovsky’s oil company, Yukos, had its headquarters at the time. | The Investigative Committee said on Friday that an inquiry had revealed Khodorkovsky was involved in the murder of Vladimir Petukhov, the mayor of Nefteyugansk, the town where Khodorkovsky’s oil company, Yukos, had its headquarters at the time. |
Russian authorities in the past said they suspected Khodorkovsky of involvement, but failed to produce any proof. He has repeatedly denied the accusations. | |
Khodorkovsky, once Russia’s richest man, spent 10 years in prison on tax evasion and embezzlement charges widely seen as punishment for challenging President Vladimir Putin’s power. Since his 2013 release, Khodorkovsky has continued to oppose the Kremlin from exile in Switzerland. | Khodorkovsky, once Russia’s richest man, spent 10 years in prison on tax evasion and embezzlement charges widely seen as punishment for challenging President Vladimir Putin’s power. Since his 2013 release, Khodorkovsky has continued to oppose the Kremlin from exile in Switzerland. |
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