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Russian tycoon Khodorkovsky gets 6 more years

Russian tycoon Khodorkovsky gets 6 more years

Jailed Russian oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky was sentenced to six more years in prison Thursday following a trial seen as payback for his defiance of Vladimir Putin's power.

 

Jailed tycoon will sacrifice for freedom in Russia

Jailed former oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky used his closing argument at his second trial on Tuesday to raise his profile as a political prisoner, saying he would sacrifice his life for the rule of law in Russia.

 

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