Pardoned Mikhail Khodorkovsky leaves prison
Former Yukos' owner Mikhail Khodorkovsky has left the prison today, according to his lawyer Vadim Klyuvgant. Ex-tycoon was pardoned by a decree signed by Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday. | Mikhail Khodorkovsky was freed from jail after spending more than 10 years in prison behind bars, said a spokesman for the ex-tycoon. "Yes, we confirm it," a spokesman for Khodorkovsky told AFP. Khodorkovsky's lead lawyer Vadim Klyuvgant also said that the defence had received confirmation from prison officials that the tycoon left his colony in the town of Segezha in northwestern Russia. Vadim Klyuvgant gave no details about the release. "He has left the (prison) colony. That's all I can say," said Klyuvgant.
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