Russia poised to convict ex-Yukos chief

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Series Details 17.5.05
Publication Date 17/05/2005
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Once the richest man in Russia, Mikhail Khodorkovsky looks set to be convicted on at least four criminal charges. The judgment marks the culmination of a campaign by Russian President Vladimir Putin to take back power from the wealthy oligarchs who rose to dominate Russia during the late 1990s.

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BBC News, 17.5.05: Verdict under way in Yukos trial http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4553923.stm

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