?Given the text of the message, a fair ruling that would protect the two accused citizens against tax terrorism is possible, without the independence of the judiciary from the executive bodies of power being undermined,? Andrei Illarionov told Interfax on Tuesday.
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Putin Is Khodorkovsky's Lifeline
Putin said he would try to set out a business-friendly agenda for Russia
Vladimir Putin?s Monday?s address to the Federation Council and the State Duma could affect the sentence of former Yukos head Mikhail Khodorkovsky. Andrei Illarionov, the president?s economic adviser expressed such an opinion Tuesday.
Putin said he would try to set out a business-friendly agenda for Russia, calling on the country?s tax authorities to stop ?terrorizing? companies.
Some provisions of Vladimir Putin?s state of the nation address to the Russian parliament delivered a day earlier may have an impact on the court in deciding the fate of Mikhail Khodorkovsky and his business partner Platon Lebedev.
?Given the text of the message, a fair ruling that would protect the two accused citizens against tax terrorism is possible, without the independence of the judiciary from the executive bodies of power being undermined,? Andrei Illarionov told Interfax on Tuesday.
?Given the text of the message, a fair ruling that would protect the two accused citizens against tax terrorism is possible, without the independence of the judiciary from the executive bodies of power being undermined,? Andrei Illarionov told Interfax on Tuesday.




