Case News and Developments
Moscow City Court Upholds Right of Lawyers to Use Computers in Matrosskaya Tishina
The Moscow City Court ruled in favor of Platon Lebedev and Mikhail Khodorkovsky, upholding an earlier decision allowing the lawyers to use their laptops when visiting their clients in the Matrosskaya Tishina pre-trial detention center.
Another Great Leap Forward?
The Economist comments on President Dmitry Medvedev’s modernization efforts, citing Khodorkovsky’s fate as an example of the conflict between real modernization and the vested interests of Russia’s bureaucracy.
Moscow Court Defers Hearing Of Repeat Arrest Warrant Petition For Former Yukos Accountant
Moscow's Basmanny District Court has deferred its consideration of a repeat application from the Investigative Committee of the Prosecutor General's Office for an arrest warrant to be issued for the former YUKOS accountant Andrei Leonovich until March 19.
Kasparov: Rosneft Built on Capital Stolen from YUKOS
Garry Kasparov, in an interview with Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, discusses Putin's vision of Russia, noting a tendency toward authoritarianism and its effect on the region.
Moscow City Court To Hear Appeal On Use of Laptops in Prison
The Moscow City court will hear an appeal by the Matrosskaya Tishina detention facility administration against a Preobrazhensky court ruling that allowed Platon Lebedev’s lawyers to use laptops their meetings with him.
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