There Is Nothing "New" in the Khodorkovsky Charges

It is very positive that there has been such a with regard to the latest developments in Mikhail Khodorkovsky case - public awareness of Russia's political prisoners is tantamount to building a groundswell of support, allowing government leaders to overcome internal resistance and finally lift this stain of lawlessness on the country's reputation. However it would not be honest if I didn't also express my disappointment and frustration with the inaccuracy of many of the articles, as these mistaken assumptions about the basic facts of these developments are being broadly replicated across the world. First, we must recognize that there is nothing new about the charges in the slightest, and to describe them as such is misleading. They contain the identical, impossible allegations which were first lodged against my client in... [read full story]