Monday, May 24, 2010

Ex-Premier Testifies in Favor of Khodorkovsky

Former Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov, now an opposition activist, testified in the trial of Mikhail Khodorkovsky and Platon Lebedev, former managers of oil giant Yukos. Kasyanov stated that the defendants could not possibly steal 350 million tons of oil (of which they are accused), because the oil industry was under thorough governmental control. Kasyanov opined that Yukos business practices were identical to those of other major oil companies.

http://www.kommersant.ru/doc.aspx?DocsID=1374832

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