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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-12081564
Anyone actually surprised by this? It seems you can be as corrupt as you want, but once you step into the arena of politics, kiss your butt goodbye.Quote:
Former Russian oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky has been found guilty of embezzlement at his politically charged second trial in Moscow.
He broke the deal that was struck and tried to have money and power. A lesson for the others.
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But money is power. I am guessing he wanted even more power then.
This gets better and better....
http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/europe...ing/index.html
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U.S. crab tycoon faces new criminal charges in Russia
Moscow (CNN) -- An American businessman who lost his company, health and freedom in Russia is now struggling to merely stay alive.
Arkadi Gontmakher is the owner of the company that used to be the largest U.S. crab importer from Russia. Two weeks ago, he was unanimously acquitted by a 12-member jury in a high-profile court case in Russia's remote Kamchatka region. But earlier this week, he was charged with an almost identical set of criminal violations, according to his family and lawyers.
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"I have a congenital heart illness that was exacerbated during my years in prison. I badly need heart surgery but they don't do the kind of operations that I need in Russia, let alone here," Gontmakher said in a phone interview from a cardiology clinic in Kamchatka, where he is under police surveillance. "My heart rate routinely reaches 170-180 beats per minute. I've had illness bouts almost every day in the past few weeks that lasted anywhere from eight to 14 hours. On top of that, I have chronic kidney problems.
"Seems like they'll keep coming up with more charges until I finally die," he said.
Hey, didn't we all cheer and wish for more justice russian style when they were killing pirates?
No, I thought we were going back to the way the British used to deal with pirates not so long ago.Quote:
Originally Posted by Husar
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Spoken about a different case, but relevant nonetheless...Quote:
Originally Posted by Anna Politkovskaja