Ongoing Persecution & Second Trial
Below are useful background briefings regarding the ongoing persecution and second trial of Mikhail Khodorkovsky and Platon Lebedev:
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
- 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 new 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