Statement by White House Press Secretary Re: Verdict in the Khodorkovsky-Lebedev Case

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 27, 2010. 

We are deeply concerned that a Russian judge today has indicated that for a second time Mikhail Khodorkovsky and Platon Lebedev will be convicted.  We are troubled by the allegations of serious due process violations, and what appears to be an abusive use of the legal system for improper ends.   The apparent selective application of the law to these individuals undermines Russia’s reputation as a country committed to deepening the rule…