| Author (Person) | Buckley, Neil, Gorst, Isabel |
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| Series Title | Financial Times |
| Series Details | 31.5.05 |
| Publication Date | 31/05/2005 |
| Content Type | News |
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Mikhail Khodorkovsky, once Russia's richest man, was sentenced to nine years in prison on 31 May 2005 after being found guilty of six out of seven fraud and tax evasion charges. The ruling marks the culmination of President Vladimir Putin's campaign to wrest control back from the wealthy oligarchs who came to dominate the country in the late 1990s. |
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| Countries / Regions | Russia |
