Poll: Russians Do Not Believe the Trial Against Mikhail Khodorkovsky and Platon Lebedev is Objective

1 Jul 2009
Khodorkovsky and Lebedev Communications Center

The results of the opinion poll on the trial conducted in June 2009 by the Levada Center show that 40 percent of the 1600 respondents believe the [Khamovniki] court is under pressure from the authorities in the Khodorkovsky-Lebedev trial. The same number of people also stated that they are informed about the trial. The majority of the respondents are convinced that the trial should be open for public and mass media.