| Author (Person) | Belton, Catherine, Gorst, Isabel |
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| Series Title | Financial Times |
| Series Details | 31.12.10 |
| Publication Date | 31/12/2010 |
| Content Type | News |
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A Russian judge sentenced Mikhail Khodorkovsky, the jailed oil tycoon, to 14 years in jail for embezzlement and money laundering on the 30 December 2010, triggering renewed international criticism of Russia's legal system. The former oligarch’s second trial had posed a test of pledges by Dmitry Medvedev, the Russian President, to reform the country’s court system and boost its independence. The US State Department expressed concern that the sentence represented an 'abuse of law', while Angela Merkel, the German Chancellor, suggested that the verdict was politically motivated. |
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| Countries / Regions | Russia |
