Russian court denies Khodorkovsky parole

A Russian court this morning denied a parole appeal by former oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky, a Reuters reporter in the courtroom said. Khodorkovsky, who is serving an eight-year jail term for tax evasion and fraud, says he is the victim of corrupt...

A Russian court this morning denied a parole appeal by former oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky, a Reuters reporter in the courtroom said.

Khodorkovsky, who is serving an eight-year jail term for tax evasion and fraud, says he is the victim of corrupt officials under former president Vladimir Putin who wanted to carve up his business empire and who feared his political ambitions.

Russian officials say he was convicted for serious crimes and should serve his sentence.

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