Prosecutor General of Russia handed over to Interpol additional materials against former Yukos CEO Mikhail Khodorkovsky in an attempt to achieve its announcement in the international search.
“We will use all existing mechanisms and procedures “- said the head of the international legal cooperation department Sahak Karapetyan in an interview with”
The News “according to him, Russia intends to continue to seek the extradition to Russia of all the accused in absentia convicted in the Yukos case, which is now. are abroad.
In particular, according to Karapetyan, Russia has managed to achieve extradition from Cyprus Natalia Konovalova, convicted in absentia for embezzlement of more than 8 billion rubles, the company “Tomskneft”. In consideration of the request it took five years.
Mikhail Khodorkovsky was twice convicted in Russia for economic crimes. Russian court, in particular, found him guilty of tax evasion and embezzlement of oil revenues.
Khodorkovsky himself calls his prosecution was politically motivated and argues that for the excitation of cases against him is personally Russian President Vladimir Putin.
As reported in December 2013. Khodorkovsky, Putin has sent a petition for clemency, which he granted in connection with the serious illness of his mother. Total employed had been imprisoned for nearly 11 years.
Immediately after the release of Khodorkovsky flew to Germany and then moved to Switzerland. In December 2015 the Russian investigation in absentia charged him already on the third case.
Investigators believe an entrepreneur involved in the murder of the Nefteyugansk mayor in 1998. Khodorkovsky denies guilt and connects the excitement of a new business with his political activity.
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