Russian High Court: Ex-Yukos Leaders’ Detention Illegally Prolonged

MOSCOW — The Russian Supreme Court has ruled that the the law was violated when the preliminary detention of former Russian oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky and his deputy was extended, RFE/RL’s Russian Service reports. The Supreme Court agreed on September 13 with a complaint made by former Yukos oil giant head Khodorkovsky and his associate, […]