Lawyers fear former chief of Yukos could be assassinated in prison

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http://news.independent.co.uk/business/news/story.jsp?story=636496

Lawyers fear former chief of Yukos could be assassinated in prison
Political enemies could orchestrate attacks when Khodorkovsky starts his jail sentence. Tim Webb reports
08 May 2005


Fears are growing that Mikhail Khodorkovsky, the former chief executive of Russian oil giant Yukos, could be murdered after he is sentenced next week.

His lawyers say it is a foregone conclusion he will be found guilty of tax evasion, and they expect him to receive a sentence of up to 10 years in a labour camp, probably in Siberia.

But concern is mounting among his legal team and supporters over his safety. Since his arrest in October 2003, Mr Khodorkovsky has been held in prisons run by the FSB, the successor to the KGB, and the Ministry of Justice. These have offered some protection to him from politically orchestrated attacks by other prisoners or guards.

However, if he is convicted, Mr Khodorkovsky will be handed over to the Ministry of the Interior, which runs Russia's labour camps, many located in remote parts of the country. His legal team is concerned that he could be seen as "out of sight, and out of mind" and that his political enemies may take the opportunity to have him killed.

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