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Mikhail Khodorkovsky applies for parole | Mikhail Khodorkovsky applies for parole |
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Former Russian oil tycoon and outspoken Kremlin critic Mikhail Khodorkovsky has filed for early release from prison. | Former Russian oil tycoon and outspoken Kremlin critic Mikhail Khodorkovsky has filed for early release from prison. |
He lodged the appeal on Friday, according to its text, posted on his supporters' khodorkovsky.ru website. | He lodged the appeal on Friday, according to its text, posted on his supporters' khodorkovsky.ru website. |
Khodorkovsky has been convicted in two separate trials since his 2003 arrest, and can apply for parole having served more than half of his 13-year sentence. | |
Last week a Moscow appeals court upheld Khodorkovsky's fraud conviction, but cut his sentence by a year. | |
His first bid for parole in 2008 was unsuccessful. | His first bid for parole in 2008 was unsuccessful. |
Khordorkovsky, the founder of the former oil giant Yukos and once Russia's richest man, is currently due for release in 2016. | Khordorkovsky, the founder of the former oil giant Yukos and once Russia's richest man, is currently due for release in 2016. |
The release application says: "Of the 13 years to which I was sentenced, I have served more than seven-and-a-half. I do not acknowledge my guilt, since I am continuing to dispute the court's verdict." | The release application says: "Of the 13 years to which I was sentenced, I have served more than seven-and-a-half. I do not acknowledge my guilt, since I am continuing to dispute the court's verdict." |
He was once seen as a potential challenger to Vladimir Putin, Russia's president at the time of Khordorkovsky's arrest, and now the country's prime minister. | He was once seen as a potential challenger to Vladimir Putin, Russia's president at the time of Khordorkovsky's arrest, and now the country's prime minister. |
The European Court of Human Rights is expected to deliver a judgment on Tuesday on whether Khodorkovsky's rights were violated after his arrest. | The European Court of Human Rights is expected to deliver a judgment on Tuesday on whether Khodorkovsky's rights were violated after his arrest. |
His lawyers have protested about the conditions in the prison where he was kept. | His lawyers have protested about the conditions in the prison where he was kept. |
His legal team also says Khordorkovsky's arrest was unlawful, and that there were political motives for his prosecution. | His legal team also says Khordorkovsky's arrest was unlawful, and that there were political motives for his prosecution. |
Khordorkovsky's associate, Platon Lebedev, the former head of Menatep, has also made the same parole application. | Khordorkovsky's associate, Platon Lebedev, the former head of Menatep, has also made the same parole application. |
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