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Putin signs Khodorkovsky pardon Putin signs Khodorkovsky pardon
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President Putin signs decree pardoning jailed former tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky, Russian news agencies say Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree pardoning jailed former tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky, state media says.
More to follow. The decree pardoned Khodorkovsky on the basis of "the principles of humanity", according to Interfax news agency.
The former head of oil giant Yukos had asked Mr Putin to pardon him because his mother is ill.
Khodorkovsky - in custody for a decade - was jailed for tax evasion and theft after funding opposition parties.