Europe
        

Society

Russian tycoon Khodorkovsky gets 14-year sentence

Updated: 2010-12-30 21:32

(Agencies)

Twitter Facebook Myspace Yahoo! Linkedin Mixx

Russian tycoon Khodorkovsky gets 14-year sentence
Jailed Russian former oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky (C) and his business partner Platon Lebedev stand in the defendants' cage during a court session in Moscow December 30, 2010. [Photo/Agencies] 

MOSCOW – A judge has sentenced jailed Russian oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky to 14 years in prison.

Judge Viktor Danilkin on Thursday handed down the sentence after convicting Khodorkovsky of stealing oil from his own company and laundering the proceeds.

Khodorkovsky is in the final year of an eight-year prison sentence. His lawyers say the new sentence is counted from his 2003 arrest and includes his previous term in jail.

   Previous Page 1 2 Next Page  

E-paper

Ear We Go

China and the world set to embrace the merciful, peaceful year of rabbit

Preview of the coming issue
Carrefour finds the going tough in China
Maid to Order

European Edition

Specials

Mysteries written in blood

Historical records and Caucasian features of locals suggest link with Roman Empire.

Winning Charm

Coastal Yantai banks on little things that matter to grow

New rules to hit property market

The State Council launched a new round of measures to rein in property prices.

Top 10 of 2010
China Daily in Europe
The Confucius connection