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Russia declares Khodorkovsky arrested in absentia
Associated Press ^ | Dec. 23, 2015 4:10 PM EST

Posted on 12/23/2015 1:42:03 PM PST by Olog-hai

Russia's top investigative body on Wednesday declared Mikhail Khodorkovsky as arrested in absentia, two years after the Kremlin critic and former oil tycoon was pardoned after serving 10 years in prison.

Investigators earlier this month accused the former billionaire of involvement in the 1998 murder of a Siberian mayor. On Tuesday, Russian officials searched the residences of several employees of his Open Russia foundation in connection with a probe into a privatization deal. ...

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; Russia
KEYWORDS: absentia; habeascorpus; khodorokovsky; putin

1 posted on 12/23/2015 1:42:03 PM PST by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai

Catch 22: the only time you can arrest him is when he’s not there.


2 posted on 12/23/2015 1:45:43 PM PST by choctaw man (Good ole Andrew Jackson, or You're the Reason God Made Oklahoma...)
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To: Olog-hai

Charged or convicted in absentia ok.

Arrested in absentia? LOL

I also have $10 trillion in savings in absentia...


3 posted on 12/23/2015 1:46:30 PM PST by DoughtyOne ((It's beginning to look like "Morning in America" again. Comment on YouTube under Trump Free Ride.))
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To: Olog-hai

But Tsar Putin is so virile and non-Obamay, so it ain’t so Vlad. :(

LOL /Sarc


4 posted on 12/23/2015 1:57:26 PM PST by Impy (They pull a knife, you pull a gun. That's the CHICAGO WAY, and that's how you beat the rats!)
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To: Olog-hai

Open Russia Foundation is there any connection with Soros “Open Society” network of fascist front organization s ?


5 posted on 12/23/2015 2:14:54 PM PST by Federal46
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To: Federal46

Not that I can find. The LaRouches have built a “Rothschild” conspiracy theory around them though.


6 posted on 12/23/2015 2:20:52 PM PST by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai

I’ll be sure to pass that along to ole “Dork” when I see him. lol


7 posted on 12/23/2015 3:05:27 PM PST by shalom aleichem
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To: Federal46
Open Russia Foundation is there any connection with Soros “Open Society” network of fascist front organizations?

Yes..Khodorkovsky's Open Russia Foundation is patterned on Soros Open Society organization...the apple doesn't fall far from the tree.

More here: Russia's Ban on Soros Groups is a Repeat of History

8 posted on 12/23/2015 6:51:05 PM PST by mac_truck (aide toi et dieu t'aidera)
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