Resources
The ongoing persecution of Mikhail Khodorkovsky and Platon Lebedev has sent a damaging message to the Russian people, domestic and foreign investors, Russia's international peers and foreign tribunals that the country is not ready to change.
The future of these two men is entwined with Russia's future, and their fate is a key test of President Medvedev's pledge to end "legal nihilism" in Russia.
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Trial Factsheets and Q&As
- Q&A from the defense team on the PwC investigation - A Q&A with the defense team in relation to PwC's withdrawal of 10 years of its YUKOS audits
- First Anniversary of the Trial - Information on the first year of Khodorkovsky and Lebedev's trial which began March 31, 2009. Also available, a Fact Sheet with Trial Visitor Information (Français, Deutsch, Polski)
- Q&A on the Second Trial – Information on the current trial of Mikhail Khodorkovsky and Platon Lebedev
Executive Summaries
- Russian Federation Presidential Council for Civil Society and Human Rights Inquiry on the Second Khodorkovsky-Lebedev Trial Executive Summary - A summary of the official public inquiry into the second prosecution and conviction of Mikhail Khodorkovsky and Platon Lebedev.
- Justice Under Pressure: The Second Khodorkovsky-Lebedev Trial Executive Summary - An in-depth analysis of trial which took place from March 2009 to December 2010
- The Second Trial of Mikhail B. Khodorkovsky - A full briefing on the second trial of Mikhail Khodorkovsky
- Justic Under Pressure: Khodorkovsky-Lebedev Appeal Executive Summary - A summary from the legal defense team on the May 2011 appeal of the Khamovnichesky Court verdict
- Justice Under Pressure: Verdict Executive Summary - an analysis of the 689 page verdict and see a useful chart which highlights the due process violations which took place throughout the trial.
- Justice Under Pressure: Pre-Verdict Executive Summary - A summary from the legal defense team on the of the pre-verdict trial proceedings, which ran from March 2009 to November 2010.
- Justice Under Pressure: Executive Summary, The Defense's Case - A summary of the defense's presentation of the case from the defense team
- Justice Under Pressure: Executive Summary, The Prosecution's Case - A summary prepared by defense counsel of Mikhail Khodorkovsky and Platon Lebedev
- Justice Under Pressure: Executive Summary, The First Month of the Trial - A summary from the defense team on the first month of the trial in April 2009
Trial Documents and Statements
- Defense Team Stay Motion - A summary of the due process violations which occured during the investigation of the current trial
- Procedural Stages of the Trial - Information on the various stages of the trial
- The Criminal Allegations - Information on the criminal charges brought against Mikhail Khodorkovsky and Platon Lebedev since 2003
- The Current Charges – Information regarding the second set of charges brought against Mikhail Khodorkovsky and Platon Lebedev in 2007 (English, Français, Deutsch, Italiano, Polski)
- Statement on the Current Charges – Read Khodorkovsky’s statement on his attitude towards the charges, his testimony published in Newsweek, which he was denied to give in court. Read Lebedev’s statement on the current charges.
- Courtroom Reports – Daily and weekly round-ups of courtroom developments
- Legal Documents – Motions, statements and courtroom judgements regarding the current trial
- Witness Summaries – Testimony from witnesses for the prosecution and the defense